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CVE

GHSA-jc7r-v6fg-2gpf

Apache CXF TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl.*
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CVE

GHSA-jc7r-v6fg-2gpf

Apache CXF TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl.*

It is possible to configure Apache CXF to use the com.sun.net.ssl implementation via 'System.setProperty("java.protocol.handler.pkgs", "com.sun.net.ssl.internal.www.protocol");'. When this system property is set, CXF uses some reflection to try to make the HostnameVerifier work with the old com.sun.net.ssl.HostnameVerifier interface. However, the default HostnameVerifier implementation in CXF does not implement the method in this interface, and an exception is thrown. However, in Apache CXF prior to 3.2.5 and 3.1.16 the exception is caught in the reflection code and not properly propagated. What this means is that if you are using the com.sun.net.ssl stack with CXF, an error with TLS hostname verification will not be thrown, leaving a CXF client subject to man-in-the-middle attacks.

Package Versions Affected

Package Version
patch Availability
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-transports-http 2.7.18
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Unavailable

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CVSS Version

Severity
Base Score
CVSS Version
Score Vector
C
H
U
8.1
-
3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
8.1
-
3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
C
H
U
8.1
-
3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8039, https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/fae6fabf9bd7647f5e9cb68897a7d72b545b741b, https://github.com/apache/cxf/commit/8ed6208f987ff72e4c4d2cf8a6b1ec9b27575d4, https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html, https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/1f8ff31df204ad0374ab26ad333169e0387a5e7ec92422f337431866@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E, https://github.com/apache/cxf, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jc7r-v6fg-2gpf, https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8039.txt.asc, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3817, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2643, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2428, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2425, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2424, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2423, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2279, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2277, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2276, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106357, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041199

Severity

8.1

CVSS Score
0
10

Basic Information

Ecosystem
Base CVSS
8.1
EPSS Probability
0.02771%
EPSS Percentile
0.85613%
Introduced Version
2.0.11,2.4.0,3.2.0,2.0.6,2.1.2,2.1.5,2.0.8
Fix Available
3.1.16,3.2.5

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