| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'commons-httpclient' package(s) announced via the USN-2769-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly verify the
Common Name or subjectAltName fields of X.509 certificates. An attacker could
exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive
information or alter encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu
12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5783)
Florian Weimer discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete for Apache
Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to perform a
machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter
encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
(CVE-2012-6153)
Subodh Iyengar and Will Shackleton discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was
incomplete for Apache Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to
perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter
encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3577)
It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly handle read
timeouts during HTTPS handshakes. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5262)
Affected Software/OS:
'commons-httpclient' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.04.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
5.8
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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