# CVE-2014-3577: org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 does not properl

- Also known as: GHSA-CFH5-3GHH-WFJX
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.3.5
- Published: 2014-08-21 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (Maven): fixed in 4.3.5

## Description

org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 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 man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate, as demonstrated by the "foo,CN=www.apache.org" string in the O field.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient, upgrade to a fixed version (4.3.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533
- http://www.osvdb.org/110143
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60713
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127913/Apache-HttpComponents-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1166.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60466
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1176.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1931.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1146.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1177.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69258
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05103564

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