CVE-2010-3901 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenConnect before 2.25 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary AnyConnect SSL VPN servers via a crafted server certificate that (1) does not correspond to the server hostname or (2) is presented in circumstances involving a missing --cafile configuration option.

Published: 2010-10-12

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.00:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.20:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:infradead:openconnect:1.30:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2010-3879	OpenConnect before 2.25 does not properly validate X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof arbitrary AnyConnect SSL VPN servers via a crafted server certificate that (1) does not correspond to the server hostname or (2) is presented in circumstances involving a missing --cafile configuration option.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00209.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.infradead.org/openconnect.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/01/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/08/02/7

History

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Subscriptions

Infradead Openconnect

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2010-10-12T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:13:52.802Z

Reserved: 2010-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2010-3901

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-10-14T05:58:42.893

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-3901

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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