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Fedora 21: 2015-10175 Critical: OpenSAML Java Hostname Verification Issue

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Calendar Grey August 7, 2015
Dist Fedora Esm H88
The recent OpenSAML Java upgrade rectifies a flaw in HTTPS connections that failed to validate hostnames properly, significantly boosting security measures.
* OpenSAML Java: HTTPS Connections Via HTTP Resources Do Not Perform Hostname Verification

Summary

OpenSAML is a set of open source C++ & Java libraries meant to support

developers working with the Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML).

OpenSAML 2, the current version, supports SAML 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0.

Update Information:

* OpenSAML Java: HTTPS Connections Via HTTP Resources Do Not Perform Hostname Verification

Change Log

* Tue Jun 16 2015 Marek Goldmann - 2.5.3-9 - Use mvn name for tomcat BR * Fri May 8 2015 Marek Goldmann - 2.5.3-8 - RHBZ#1132022, HTTPS Connections Via HTTP Resources Do Not Perform Hostname Verification

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1131823 - CVE-2014-3603 OpenSAML Java: HTTPS Connections Via HTTP Resources Do Not Perform Hostname Verification https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1131823

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update opensaml-java' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

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Name: opensaml-java
Product: Fedora 21
Version: 2.5.3
Release: 9.fc21
URL: /
Summary: Java OpenSAML library

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