CVE-2007-6592 json
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 a…
published 2007-12-28 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6558
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
References
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/3498
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
- nils.toedtmann.net /pub/subjectAltName.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-6592
- NVD CVE-2007-6592
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