| Description: | HttpClient is an HTTP/1.1 compliant HTTP agent implementation based onhttpcomponents HttpCore.It was discovered that the HttpClient incorrectly extracted host name froman X.509 certificate subject's Common Name (CN) field. A man-in-the-middleattacker could use this flaw to spoof an SSL server using a speciallycrafted X.509 certificate. (CVE-2014-3577)For additional information on this flaw, refer to the Knowledgebasearticle in the References section.All httpcomponents-client users are advised to upgrade to these updatedpackages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. |