CVE-2007-6592

N/A Unknown
Published: December 28, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
47th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

apple