-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: jakarta-commons-httpclient security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0270-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0270.html Issue date: 2013-02-19 CVE Names: CVE-2012-5783 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate 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: RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64 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 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 Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64 3. Description: The Jakarta Commons HttpClient component can be used to build HTTP-aware client applications (such as web browsers and web service clients). The Jakarta Commons HttpClient component did not verify that the server hostname matched the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an SSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any domain name. (CVE-2012-5783) All users of jakarta-commons-httpclient are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which correct this issue. Applications using the Jakarta Commons HttpClient component must be restarted for this update to take effect. 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/knowledge/articles/11258 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 873317 - CVE-2012-5783 jakarta-commons-httpclient: missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.i386.rpm ia64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.ia64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.ia64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.ia64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.ia64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.ia64.rpm ppc: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.ppc.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.ppc.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.ppc.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.ppc.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.ppc.rpm s390x: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.s390x.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.0-7jpp.2.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm ppc64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm s390x: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm ppc64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.ppc64.rpm s390x: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.s390x.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6): Source: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-0.7.el6_3.src.rpm i386: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.i686.rpm x86_64: jakarta-commons-httpclient-debuginfo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-demo-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-javadoc-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm jakarta-commons-httpclient-manual-3.1-0.7.el6_3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. 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