CVE-2014-3604 — not-yet-commons-ssl
CVE-2014-3604 is a CWE-310 vulnerability in ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl. A fix is available for ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in Not Yet Commons SSL
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-sslReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Certificates.java in Not Yet Commons SSL before 0.3.15 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl | all versions | 0.3.15ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl:0.3.15 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ca.juliusdavies:not-yet-commons-ssl to 0.3.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2014-3604 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2014-3604 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2014-3604. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Fixing This On Your OS
If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 is now in Phase 3, Extended Life Support, of its life cycle. This issue has been rated as having Important security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat JBoss Middleware and Red Hat JBoss Operations Network…
| Product | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3 | commons-ssl | RHSA-2015:1888 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2014-3604 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2014-3604 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.