CVE-2013-4366

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Published Oct 30, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

http/impl/client/HttpClientBuilder.java in Apache HttpClient 4.3.x before 4.3.1 does not ensure that X509HostnameVerifier is not null, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving hostname verification.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.3:alpha1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.3:beta1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:4.3:beta2::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4812	http/impl/client/HttpClientBuilder.java in Apache HttpClient 4.3.x before 4.3.1 does not ensure that X509HostnameVerifier is not null, which allows attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving hostname verification.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pqwh-44jj-p5rm	Hostname verification in Apache HttpClient 4.3 was disabled by default

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.309% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://svn.apache.org/r1528614
http://www.apache.org/dist/httpcomponents/httpclient/RELEASE_NOTES-4.3.x.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Httpclient

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 30, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved: Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 30, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:57 PM

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