-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1098-01 Product: Red Hat Developer Toolset Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1098.html Issue date: 2014-08-26 CVE Names: CVE-2012-6153 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Developer Toolset 2. 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 Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server - noarch Red Hat Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation - noarch 3. Description: HttpClient is an HTTP/1.1 compliant HTTP agent implementation based on httpcomponents HttpCore. 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-2012-6153) This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security. For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase article in the References section. All devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client 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/): 1129916 - CVE-2012-6153 Apache HttpComponents client: SSL hostname verification bypass, incomplete CVE-2012-5783 fix 6. Package List: Red Hat Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server: Source: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.src.rpm noarch: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.noarch.rpm devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-javadoc-4.2.1-6.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation: Source: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.src.rpm noarch: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.noarch.rpm devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-javadoc-4.2.1-6.el6.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-2012-6153.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iD8DBQFT/LsoXlSAg2UNWIIRApN1AJ9tc8nvLkxn0SEciX5J2+ZXDQYjXwCeKWSa EzdFsO90RKKMUrM8lz+8cvc= =6bG/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce