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Debian Buster: DSA-4772-1 Critical: Httpcomponents Client Misinterpretation

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2020
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HttpClient library fails to accurately parse incorrect authority segments, posing risk for vulnerabilities. Suggested to update.
Priyank Nigam discovered that HttpComponents Client, a Java HTTP agent implementation, could misinterpret malformed authority component in a request URI and pick the wrong target h...
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security advisory remote code execution httpcomponents-client buster incorrect parsing

Summary

Priyank Nigam discovered that HttpComponents Client, a Java HTTP agent
implementation, could misinterpret malformed authority component in a
request URI and pick the wrong target host for request execution.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.5.7-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your httpcomponents-client packages.

For the detailed security status of httpcomponents-client please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/httpcomponents-client

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: httpcomponents-client
CVE ID: CVE-2020-13956

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