PT-2013-1312 · Apache · Apache Httpclient

Published 2013-10-02 · Updated 2022-05-13 · CVE-2013-4366

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache HttpClient versions 4.3.x before 4.3.1

Description The issue is related to insufficient input validation in the X509HostnameVerifier of the Apache HttpClient client module. This could allow a remote attacker to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. The vulnerability involves hostname verification and can be exploited by attackers via unspecified vectors.

Recommendations For Apache HttpClient versions 4.3.x before 4.3.1, ensure that the X509HostnameVerifier is properly set to prevent exploitation. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional validation for hostname verification until a patch is available.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-02621

CVE-2013-4366

GHSA-PQWH-44JJ-P5RM

Affected Products

Apache Httpclient

References · 12

• http://svn.apache.org/r1528614 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4366 · Vendor Advisory
• http://apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.3.x.txt · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4366 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-pqwh-44jj-p5rm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4366 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4366 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-02621 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4366 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4366 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4366 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/apache/httpcomponents-client/commit/08140864e3e4c0994e094c4cf0507932baf6a66 · Note