Issued:

2014-08-26

Updated:

2014-08-26

RHSA-2014:1098 - Important: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client security update

Synopsis

Important: devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Important

Topic

Updated devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Developer Toolset 2.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important 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

HttpClient is an HTTP/1.1 compliant HTTP agent implementation based on httpcomponents HttpCore.

It was discovered that the HttpClient incorrectly extracted host name from an X.509 certificate subject's Common Name (CN) field. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a specially crafted X.509 certificate. (CVE-2012-6153)

This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.

For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebase article in the References section.

All devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue.

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/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.noarch.rpm
• devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-javadoc-4.2.1-6.el6.noarch.rpm
• devtoolset-2-httpcomponents-client-4.2.1-6.el6.src.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 1129916

CVEs

• CVE-2012-6153

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
• https://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533

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.