CVE-2014-3603

Exp

The (1) HttpResource and (2) FileBackedHttpResource implementations in Shibboleth Identity Provider (IdP) before 2.4.1 and OpenSAML Java 2.6.2 do 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.

Published: 2019-04-04 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published

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Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2014-3603

EPSS CVSS CWE GHSA Exploit-DB Affected OS Tracker

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-3603 is rated Exploit Available (57.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.84%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3603

EDB-ID	Source	Kind	Published	Link
—	nvd_ref	exploit_tag		Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3603

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.11%	0.84%	+0.73%
2	2025-03-30	0.38%	0.11%	-0.27%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.38%	—

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3603

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
5.9	3.0	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	2.2	3.6	[email protected]
4.3	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.6	2.9	[email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3603

CWE-297 MITRE ↗

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2014-3603

GHSA-rm7v-gqfg-p2wc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML Java

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3603

vendor	priority	summary	link
`redhat`	high	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3603
`suse`	medium	CVE-2014-3603 severity moderate: SUSE including 6 source package names (libsaml-devel, libsaml8, libsaml9, opensaml, opensaml-bin, opensaml-schemas), 33 product×package rows across 10 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15, … (10 product lines)): Known Not Affected 33.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3603/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2014-3603 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libopensaml2-java), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): DNE 3, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3603

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3603

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
shibboleth	identity_provider	< 2.4.1	cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:identity_provider::::::::
shibboleth	opensaml_java	< 2.6.2	cpe:2.3:a:shibboleth:opensaml_java::::::::

References for CVE-2014-3603

URL	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/60816	Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20140813.txt	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131823	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

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