CVE-2015-3996

The default AFSecurityPolicy.validatesDomainName configuration for AFSSLPinningModeNone in the AFNetworking framework before 2.5.3, as used in the ownCloud iOS Library, disables verification of a server hostname against the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/issues/2619
https://github.com/AFNetworking/AFNetworking/releases/tag/2.5.3
https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2015-012	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76242

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:afnetworking_project:afnetworking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2015-10-27 09:59

Updated : 2015-10-28 11:41

NVD link : CVE-2015-3996

Mitre link : CVE-2015-3996

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-254

7PK - Security Features

Products Affected

afnetworking_project

afnetworking

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4.3 /10