#VU57150 Improper Certificate Validation in HttpComponents Client and Apache HttpAsyncClient - CVE-2014-3577

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#VU57150 Improper Certificate Validation in HttpComponents Client and Apache HttpAsyncClient - CVE-2014-3577

Published: October 8, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57150
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3577
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
HttpComponents Client
Apache HttpAsyncClient
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation. A remote attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack and spoof SSL servers via a "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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