CVE-2007-6592 | BDVDB-2026-28455 Detail

Description#

Apple Safari 2, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
http://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12007-12-28Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.