Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2020-13956: Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | httpcomponents-client | 0:4.2.5-5.amzn2.0.1 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | httpcomponents-client-javadoc | 0:4.2.5-5.amzn2.0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.3
Cross-site scripting in Apache HttpClient
Apache HttpClient versions prior to version 4.5.13 and 5.0.3 can misinterpret malformed authority component in request URIs passed to the library as java.net.URI object and pick the wrong target host for request execution.
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2020-13956.html