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Red Hat 6 Moderate: RHSA-2014:1123-01 Axis Certificate Spoofing

An updated devtoolset-2-axis package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Developer Toolset 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ==================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: devtoolset-2-axis security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1123-01 Product: Red Hat Developer Toolset Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1123.html Issue date: 2014-09-02 CVE Names: CVE-2012-5784 ==================================================================== 1. Summary: An updated devtoolset-2-axis package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Developer Toolset 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate 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: Apache Axis is an implementation of SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol). It can be used to build both web service clients and servers. Apache Axis did not verify that the server host name matched the domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field in X.509 certificates. This could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to spoof an SSL server if they had a certificate that was valid for any domain name. (CVE-2012-5784) All devtoolset-2-axis users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains a backported patch to correct this issue. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system havebeen 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/): 873252 - CVE-2012-5784 axis: missing connection hostname check against X.509 certificate name 6. Package List: Red Hat Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Server: Source: devtoolset-2-axis-1.4-23.el6.src.rpm noarch: devtoolset-2-axis-1.4-23.el6.noarch.rpm Red Hat Developer Toolset 2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Workstation: Source: devtoolset-2-axis-1.4-23.el6.src.rpm noarch: devtoolset-2-axis-1.4-23.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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5784 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate 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 iD8DBQFUBg01XlSAg2UNWIIRAl+7AJ4sjQKlo7nTf4AOUOme9Yp8JsoGEQCfe4XB +efYiK56ySRceKbo6lkVfOw=An2l -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Enterprise-watch-list mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The new version of devtoolset-2-axis addresses a significant security flaw for users on the Red Hat platform, boosting overall system safety.. devtoolset security, Red Hat advisory, Apache Axis patch. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 02, 2014 Red Hat