CVE-2015-3996
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-254
Security Features
Publication date:
27/10/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:afnetworking_project:afnetworking:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.2 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76242
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76242
- 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