GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-JC7R-V6FG-2GPFApache CXF TLS hostname verification does not work correctly with com.sun.net.ssl.*
8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
80.6%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf | lt | 3.1.16 | |
| org.apache.cxf:apache-cxf | lt | 3.2.5 | |
| org.apache.cxf:cxf | lt | 3.1.16 | |
| org.apache.cxf:cxf | lt | 3.2.5 |
References
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106357
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041199
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2276
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2277
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2279
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2423
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2424
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2425
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2428
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2643
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3768
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3817
cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2018-8039.txt.asc
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jc7r-v6fg-2gpf
github.com/apache/cxf/commit/8ed6208f987ff72e4c4d2cf8a6b1ec9b27575d4
github.com/apache/cxf/commit/fae6fabf9bd7647f5e9cb68897a7d72b545b741b
lists.apache.org/thread.html/1f8ff31df204ad0374ab26ad333169e0387a5e7ec92422f337431866@%3Cdev.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8039
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
Related
8.1 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.007 Low
EPSS
Percentile
80.6%