# CVE-2014-3607: Improper Certificate Validation in vt-ldap

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-3607-improper-certificate-validation-in-vt-ldap  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2014-3607 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-14

Improper Certificate Validation in vt-ldap

Technologies: [edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/edu-internet2-middleware-shibboleth-identityprovider). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2014-3607 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2014-3607 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2014-3607?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 14 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.2; edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2014-3607?** Yes. edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.2 or later; edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2014-3607?** Check whether you run edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) or edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven): upgrade to 2.4.2 or later

  ```sh
  # set edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider to 2.4.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap (Maven): upgrade to 3.3.8 or later

  ```sh
  # set edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap to 3.3.8 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- edu.internet2.middleware:shibboleth-identityprovider (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.4.2
- edu.vt.middleware:vt-ldap (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.3.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2014-3607
- GHSA-273v-g3x4-r3rc

## Related threats

- [Improper Certificate Validation in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1796-improper-certificate-validation-in-shibboleth-identity-provider)
- [Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch in Shibboleth Identity Provider and OpenSAML Java](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2014-3603-improper-validation-of-certificate-with-host-mismatch-in)