Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 29, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-6107
CVE-2012-6107
Description
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:apache:apache_axis2\/c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/AXIS2C-1619nvdVendor Advisory
- mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/axis-c-dev/201301.mbox/browsernvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/57267nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81211nvd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/06e82460243af2ec9cc5a9af0a718943bc53c804b0a786ac61d518e4%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/0e30b2b72099a995f6e91342b03d3e4b477677d0ea77e3ce55b53614%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r469d2a5b453c95fc8335f581422a5e7ae4d31f10d22650fb85abfc2d%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfaf85467328c125126e2607196a7fb9510a9f9513dadf6d954b4af0c%40%3Cc-dev.axis.apache.org%3Envd
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