CVE-2007-6592

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Published Dec 28, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-6558	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.652% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Safari

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 28, 2007, 9:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:11 PM
Reserved: Dec 28, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 28, 2007, 9:46 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:48 PM

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