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CVE-2003-0355: Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v73) and earlier does not validate the Common Name (CN) field for X.509 Certificates, wh...

Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v73) and earlier does not validate the Common Name (CN) field for X.509 Certificates, which could allow remote attackers to spoof certificates.

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CVE-2003-0355 is a historical Safari certificate-validation issue. Safari 1.0 Beta 2 (v73) and earlier reportedly failed to validate the certificate Common Name, which could let an attacker present a misleading certificate identity. The sources do not provide severity scoring, patch details, or active exploitation evidence. Exposure appears limited to very old Safari beta-era clients or embedded environments preserving that code path. The source bundle does not identify modern Apple products, downstream packages, or supported versions as affected. Organizations should treat this mainly as a legacy asset and policy-baseline concern. Prioritize as low operational urgency unless legacy Safari clients are still present. The business risk is certificate trust spoofing, but the evidence points to an obsolete browser issue with incomplete public severity and remediation data. Mitigation focus: Retire or block Safari 1.0 Beta 2 and earlier from enterprise use.; Confirm current browser baselines require supported TLS hostname validation.; Check Apple or vendor guidance for historical remediation details..

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