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- RHSA-2014:1098
RHSA-2014:1098: Important: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client security update
First published: Tue Aug 26 2014(Updated: )
HttpClient is an HTTP/1.1 compliant HTTP agent implementation based on<br>httpcomponents HttpCore.<br>It was discovered that the HttpClient incorrectly extracted host name from<br>an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name (CN) field. A man-in-the-middle<br>attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially<br>crafted X.509 certificate. (CVE-2012-6153)<br>This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.<br>For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase article<br>in the References section.<br>All devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client users are advised to upgrade to<br>these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this<br>issue.<br>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/devtoolset | <2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6 | 2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6 |
| redhat/devtoolset | <2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6 | 2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6 |
| redhat/devtoolset | <2-httpcomponents-client-javadoc-4.2.1-6.el6 | 2-httpcomponents-client-javadoc-4.2.1-6.el6 |
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