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Security Bulletin: CVE-2014-3577 HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name

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Summary

CVE-2014-3577 HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2014-3577
DESCRIPTION:   Apache HttpComponents could allow a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, caused by the failure to verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the Subject's Common Name (CN) or SubjectAltName field of certificates. By persuading a victim to visit a Web site containing a specially-crafted certificate, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using man-in-the-middle techniques to spoof an SSL server.
CVSS Base score: 4.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95327 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy6.2.7.4
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy6.2.7.3
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy7.0.4.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode Deploy7.0.3.0
UCD - IBM UrbanCode DeployAll

Remediation/Fixes

Update to latest 6.2.7.8,  7.0.5.3, 7.1.0.1 or later.

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

04 Aug 2020: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
04 August 2020

UID

ibm16256120