Apache Axis2/C does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the…
Priority LOW 24CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apache Axis2/C does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02153 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6107
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjfc-9x3x-5h2r
References
Other 6
- [axis-c-dev] 20130107 JIRA AXIS2C-1619 SSL/TLS hostname validation
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=894372
- [axis-c-dev] 20190831 [jira] [Resolved] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation
- [axis-c-dev] 20190831 [jira] [Commented] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation
- [axis-c-dev] 20200128 [jira] [Comment Edited] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation
- [axis-c-dev] 20200407 [jira] [Updated] (AXIS2C-1619) CVE-2012-6107: SSL/TLS Hostname validation
Sources
- CVE-2012-6107 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-6107 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjfc-9x3x-5h2r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-6107 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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