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- RHSA-2014:1166
RHSA-2014:1166: Important: jakarta-commons-httpclient security update
First published: Mon Sep 08 2014(Updated: )
Jakarta Commons HTTPClient implements the client side of HTTP standards.<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-2014-3577)<br>For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase<br>article in the References section.<br>All jakarta-commons-httpclient users are advised to upgrade to these<br>updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.<br>
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.1-16.el7_0 | 3.1-16.el7_0 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.1-16.el7_0 | 3.1-16.el7_0 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo | <3.1-16.el7_0 | 3.1-16.el7_0 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc | <3.1-16.el7_0 | 3.1-16.el7_0 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual | <3.1-16.el7_0 | 3.1-16.el7_0 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual | <3.1-0.9.el6_5 | 3.1-0.9.el6_5 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
| redhat/jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual | <3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 | 3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10 |
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