Improper Certificate Validation Affecting stax-ex package, versions <0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.0.0+5231+3e842911


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.3% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-STAXEX-2536504
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed1 Aug 2018

Introduced: 1 Aug 2018

CVE-2018-8034  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 stax-ex to version 0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.0.0+5231+3e842911 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-1529.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream stax-ex package and not the stax-ex package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The host name verification when using TLS with the WebSocket client was missing. It is now enabled by default. Versions Affected: Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.9, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, and 7.0.35 to 7.0.88.

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