SUSE: 2020:3152-1 Important: Apache-Commons-Httpclient DoS and MITM
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November 4, 2020
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available
Summary
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues: - http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (HTTPS call hang) via unspecified vectors. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262] - org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577] Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
Topics Covered
References
#1178171 #945190
Cross- CVE-2014-3577 CVE-2015-5262
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3577.html
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5262.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178171
https://bugzilla.suse.com/945190
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3152-1
Rating: important
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