DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13956

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CVE-2020-13956
Published: 02 Dec 2020, 17:15
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:21

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Dec 2020, 17:15
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:21
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•httpcomponents-client

    < 4.5.13-1 | < 4.5.13-1 | < 4.5.13-1 | < 4.5.13-1

References (1)