CVE-2018-8039
Description
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.
Risk Information
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in IBM WebSphere 9.0.0.9 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-apache-cxf 3.2.5 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-apache-cxf 3.1.16 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 10.5 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 10.6 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Controller 10.3.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Controller 10.4.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 11.1 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 11.2 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 11.3 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 11.4 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache - cxf 3.2.5 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache - cxf 3.1.16 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Security Guardium 11.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0 | Windows |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM Cognos Analytics 11.1 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-cxf-rt-transports-http 3.2.5 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-cxf-rt-transports-http 3.1.16 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-apache-cxf for Linux 3.2.5 | Linux |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-apache-cxf for Linux 3.1.16 | Linux |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache - cxf for Linux 3.2.5 | Linux |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache - cxf for Linux 3.1.16 | Linux |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-cxf-rt-transports-http for Linux 3.2.5 | Linux |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-8039 are fixed in Apache-cxf-rt-transports-http for Linux 3.1.16 | Linux |
Patch Details
No records foundReferences
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234