org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.5 and HttpAsyncClient before 4.0.2 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 "CN=" string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate, as demonstrated by the "foo,CN=www.apache.org" string in the O field.
CVE-2014-3577
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 94.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 21, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (94)
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
- secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127913/Apache-HttpComponents-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1146.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1166.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1833.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1834.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1835.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1836.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1891.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1892.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0125.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0158.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-3577(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2022:0055Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.3 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2016:1931Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.2.1 security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2016:1773Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2.10 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- RHSA-2015:1888Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 security update
- RHSA-2015:1176Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.2.0 update
- RHSA-2015:1177Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.2.0 update
- RHSA-2015:1009Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.2.0 update
- RHSA-2015:0850Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 update
- +12 more
Patch Availability(16)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | jenkins-0:2.319.2.1643288987-1.el8 | 2022-03-10 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2016-09-23 | redhat |
| redhat | rubygem-openshift-origin-routing-daemon-0:0.26.6.1-1.el6op | 2016-08-24 | redhat |
| redhat | jakarta-commons-httpclient | 2015-10-12 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2015-06-23 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2015-06-23 | redhat |
| redhat | httpclient | 2015-05-14 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2015-03-11 | redhat |
| redhat | org.ovirt.engine-root-0:3.5.0-29 | 2015-02-11 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-12-18 | redhat |
| redhat | wss4j-0:1.6.16-2.redhat_3.1.ep6.el7 | 2014-12-18 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | apache-cxf-0:2.2.12-14.patch_09.el6 | 2014-11-10 | redhat |
| redhat | jboss-seam2-0:2.2.6.EAP5-22_patch_01.el6 | 2014-09-29 | redhat |
| redhat | jakarta-commons-httpclient-1:3.1-16.el7_0 | 2014-09-08 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient | 4.0 ... 4.3.4 (34 versions) | 4.3.5 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(14)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1082IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1082 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1146IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1146 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1162IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1162 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1163IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1163 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1166IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1166 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1320IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1320 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1321IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1321 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1322IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1322 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1323IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1323 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1833IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1833 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1834IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1834 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1835IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1835 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1836IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1836 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1892IMPORTANT2014-08-18
RHSA-2014:1892 — Important
Data Freshness Timeline
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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-22 03:48 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-05-28 17:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-28 17:33 UTCVendor advisory
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