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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2405-1               debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                     Markus Koschany
October 10, 2020                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package        : httpcomponents-client
Version        : 4.5.2-2+deb9u1
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-13956

Oleg Kalnichevski discovered that httpcomponents-client, a Java library
for building HTTP-aware applications, can misinterpret a malformed
authority component in request URIs passed to the library as
java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request
execution.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
4.5.2-2+deb9u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Debian LTS: DLA-2405-1: httpcomponents-client security update

October 10, 2020
Oleg Kalnichevski discovered that httpcomponents-client, a Java library for building HTTP-aware applications, can misinterpret a malformed authority component in request URIs passe...

Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
4.5.2-2+deb9u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Severity
Package : httpcomponents-client
Version : 4.5.2-2+deb9u1
CVE ID : CVE-2020-13956

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