CVE-2012-6153
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.84%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.84% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apache/commons-httpclient
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1835.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1836.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1411705Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69257Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129916Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05103564Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1098.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1835.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1836.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.