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Critical · 9.1 CVE-2019-17560 EUVD-2022-2969GHSA-7c2m-vwxw-5qww

Improper Certificate Validation in Apache Netbeans

Published Mar 30, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by apache

Description

The "Apache NetBeans" autoupdate system does not validate SSL certificates and hostnames for https based downloads. This allows an attacker to intercept downloads of autoupdates and modify the download, potentially injecting malicious code. “Apache NetBeans" versions up to and including 11.2 are affected by this vulnerability.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Apache NetBeans through 11.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 netbeans 12.1-1 —
Debian 13 netbeans 12.1-1 —
Debian 12 netbeans 12.1-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS netbeans No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.codehaus.mevenide:netbeans <= 3.1.4 — GHSA-7c2m-vwxw-5qww

References