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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5783

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5783 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11commons-httpclient0, 0, 0
Debian:12commons-httpclient0, 0, 0
Debian:13commons-httpclient0, 0, 0
Debian:14commons-httpclient0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 4, 2012 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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