Issued:

2013-03-25

Updated:

2013-03-25

RHSA-2013:0682 - Moderate: jakarta-commons-httpclient security update

Synopsis

Moderate: jakarta-commons-httpclient security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

An updated jakarta-commons-httpclient package for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 which fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team 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.

Description

The Jakarta Commons HttpClient component can be used to build HTTP-aware client applications (such as web browsers and web service clients).

The Jakarta Commons HttpClient component did not verify that the server hostname 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-2012-5783)

Warning: Before applying this update, back up your existing JBoss Enterprise Web Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files).

All users of JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 are advised to upgrade to this updated package. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been 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/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-2_patch_01.ep5.el6.noarch.rpm
• jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-2_patch_01.ep5.el6.src.rpm
• jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el5.noarch.rpm
• jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-2.1_patch_01.ep5.el5.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 873317

CVEs

• CVE-2012-5783

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Additional information

• The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
• Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.