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CVE-2012-6153: Improper Input Validation

October 17, 2018 (updated August 31, 2021)

http/conn/ssl/AbstractVerifier.java in Apache Commons HttpClient before 4.2.3 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 certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5783.

References

  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1098.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1835.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1836.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
  • rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
  • svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1411705
  • www.securityfocus.com/bid/69257
  • www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1
  • access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129916
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2x83-r56g-cv47
  • h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05103564
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6153

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.2.3

Fixed versions

  • 4.2.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.2.3 or above.

Impact 4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Source file

maven/org.apache.httpcomponents/httpclient/CVE-2012-6153.yml

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