CVE-2014-3522
subversion: incorrect SSL certificate validation in Serf RA (repository access) layer
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 11, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The Serf RA layer in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.x before 1.7.18 and 1.8.x before 1.8.10 does not properly handle wildcards in the Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers via a crafted certificate.
Statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not the versions of subversion as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7, as they do not use the Serf RA layer.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation