The ssl_verify_server_cert function in sql-common/client.c in MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10; Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier; and Percona Server do not properly 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 a "/CN=" string in a field in a certificate, as demonstrated by "/OU=/CN=bar.com/CN=foo.com."
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-447-1 | mysql-5.5 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3453-1 | mariadb-10.0 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3557-1 | mysql-5.5 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-3153 | The ssl_verify_server_cert function in sql-common/client.c in MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10; Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier; and Percona Server do not properly 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 a "/CN=" string in a field in a certificate, as demonstrated by "/OU=/CN=bar.com/CN=foo.com." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2953-1 | MySQL vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2954-1 | MySQL vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.187Z
Reserved: 2016-01-22T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-2047
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-01-27T20:59:05.610
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-2047
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN