MGASA-2014-0348

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    MGASA-2014-0348

    Published: 25 Aug 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

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

    Details: Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient and httpcomponents-client packages fix security vulnerabilities: The Jakarta Commons HttpClient component 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). The Apache httpcomponents HttpClient component 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-2014-3577).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0348.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-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1-11.1.mga4

    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