CVE catalog
CVE-2012-6153
commons-httpclient: CVE-2012-6153
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 5.84% · Oct 25, 2026
http/conn/ssl/AbstractVerifier.java in Apache Commons HttpClient before 4.2.3 does not properly 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 a certificate with a subject that specifies a common name in a field that is not the CN field. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-5783.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | commons-httpclient | sid | 3.1-16 | fixed |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | forky | 3.1-16 | fixed |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | trixie | 3.1-16 | fixed |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | bookworm | 3.1-16 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | commons-httpclient | source | sid | 3.1-10.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [692442] |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | source | forky | 3.1-10.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [692442] |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | source | trixie | 3.1-10.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [692442] |
| Debian | commons-httpclient | source | bookworm | 3.1-10.2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [692442] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libcommons-httpclient-java]Fixed
Source package: [commons-httpclient]
Details (2)
3.1-16· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · bookworm; dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 12
3.1-16· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · bookworm; dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 12
Source package: [commons-httpclient]
Details (2)
3.1-16· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · bookworm; dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 12
3.1-16· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · bookworm; dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcommons-httpclient-java]Fixed
Source package: [commons-httpclient]
Details (2)
3.1-16· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 13
3.1-16· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 13
Source package: [commons-httpclient]
Details (2)
3.1-16· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 13
3.1-16· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.1-10.2dsa · commons-httpclient · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6153]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6153]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6153]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2012/cve-2012-6153.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-0180.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]