Improper Certificate Validation Affecting log4j-javadoc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LOG4JJAVADOC-1400446
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Apr 2020

Introduced: 25 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-9488  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 log4j-javadoc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream log4j-javadoc package and not the log4j-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender. This could allow an SMTPS connection to be intercepted by a man-in-the-middle attack which could leak any log messages sent through that appender. Fixed in Apache Log4j 2.12.3 and 2.13.1

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