CVE-2012-6153
http/conn/ssl/AbstractVerifier.java in Apache Commons HttpClient before 4.2.3 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or
02 Description
http/conn/ssl/AbstractVerifier.java in Apache Commons HttpClient before 4.2.3 does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-09-04 17:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:28Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 96b971a2988da9fdfb6b7b03eb525ed1bc5baa9ceece2aa6ede35a41531e9d8e
05 Affected products
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1891http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0765http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/solutions/1165533
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0675http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1098http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1098.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0720http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:1888http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1888.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1833http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0850http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0158http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1834http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.html
- svn.apache.orghttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1411705
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0125http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129916
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1892http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2015:0851http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- h20566.www2.hpe.comhttps://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05103564
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1835http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1835.html
- www.securityfocus.com69257http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69257
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2769-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1836http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1836.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- commons-httpclient Fixed in 3.1-10.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- commons-httpclient Fixed in 3.1-10.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- commons-httpclient Fixed in 3.1-10.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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