Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20125783000
Revision Date:2012-11-04Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-5783 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:Apache Commons HttpClient 3.x, as used in Amazon Flexible Payments Service (FPS) merchant Java SDK and other products, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-5783
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'commons-httpclient' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '3.1-10ubuntu0.1').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'httpcomponents-client' package in precise is not affected (note: '4.1.1-1').
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