MGASA-2014-0557

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    MGASA-2014-0557

    Published: 31 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated cxf packages fix security vulnerabilities: An Apache CXF JAX-RS service can process SAML tokens received in the authorization header of a request via the SamlHeaderInHandler. However it is possible to cause an infinite loop in the parsing of this header by passing certain bad values for the header, leading to a Denial of Service attack on the service (CVE-2014-3584). Apache CXF is vulnerable to a possible SSL hostname verification bypass, due to a flaw in comparing the server hostname to the domain name in the Subject's DN field. A Man In The Middle attack can exploit this vulnerability by using a specially crafted Subject DN to spoof a valid certificate (CVE-2014-3577).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0557.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14363, http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3584.txt.asc, http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2014-3577.txt.asc, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157330, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129074

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: cxf

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/cxf?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.7.5-3.1.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
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