MGASA-2014-0347

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    MGASA-2014-0347

    Published: 25 Aug 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2012-6153

    Summary: Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient and httpcomponents-client packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient and httpcomponents-client packages fix security vulnerability: The Jakarta Commons HttpClient and Apache httpcomponents HttpClient components may be susceptible to a 'Man in the Middle Attack' due to a flaw in the default hostname verification during SSL/TLS when a specially crafted server side certificate is used (CVE-2012-6153).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0347.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13932, http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201408.mbox/CVE-2014-3577, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1082.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: jakarta-commons-httpclient

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/jakarta-commons-httpclient?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1-10.1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High