CVE-2014-3577
Published: 21 August 2014
org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate, as demonstrated by the "foo,CN=www.apache.org" string in the O field.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Subodh Iyengar and Will Shackleton discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete for Apache Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
commons-httpclient Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
|
precise |
Released
(3.1-10ubuntu0.1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.1-11)
|
|
vivid |
Released
(3.1-10.2ubuntu0.15.04.1)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(3.1-11)
|
|
httpcomponents-client Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
|
lucid |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(4.3.3-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.3.5-1)
|
|
utopic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
vivid |
Not vulnerable
(4.3.5-2)
|
|
wily |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
|
yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.1-1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1614064 |