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Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-1166-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-1166-01
Posted Sep 8, 2014
Authored by Red Hat | Site access.redhat.com

Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-1166-01 - Jakarta Commons HTTPClient implements the client side of HTTP standards. It was discovered that the HTTPClient incorrectly extracted host name from an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name field. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate. For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase article in the References section. All jakarta-commons-httpclient users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

tags | advisory, web, spoof
systems | linux, redhat
advisories | CVE-2014-3577
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Red Hat Security Advisory 2014-1166-01

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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Important: jakarta-commons-httpclient security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1166-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1166.html
Issue date: 2014-09-08
CVE Names: CVE-2014-3577
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1. Summary:

Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient packages that fix one security issue are
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security
impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the
References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch

3. Description:

Jakarta Commons HTTPClient implements the client side of HTTP standards.

It was discovered that the HTTPClient incorrectly extracted host name from
an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name (CN) field. A man-in-the-middle
attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially
crafted X.509 certificate. (CVE-2014-3577)

For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase
article in the References section.

All jakarta-commons-httpclient users are advised to upgrade to these
updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1129074 - CVE-2014-3577 Apache HttpComponents client: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-6153 fix

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.i386.rpm

ia64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ia64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ia64.rpm

ppc:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ppc.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.ppc.rpm

s390x:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.4.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

ppc64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

ppc64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.9.el6_5.src.rpm

i386:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.9.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):

Source:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.src.rpm

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):

noarch:
jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm
jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-16.el7_0.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-3577.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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