USN-2769-1: commons-httpclient Ubuntu

Vulnerability summary

USN-2769-1 is a vulnerability in commons-httpclient Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Timeline

1. 14-10-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 10-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

commons-httpclient vulnerabilities It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly verify the Common Name or subjectAltName fields of X.509 certificates. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5783) Florian Weimer discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete for Apache Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-6153) 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 machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3577) It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly handle read timeouts during HTTPS handshakes. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5262)

No weakness data has been published for this record.