CVE-2014-3577 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-3577: 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-

Affects 3 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-3577 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

commons-httpclient→ fixed in3.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y commons-httpclient
```
httpcomponents-client→ fixed in4.3.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y httpcomponents-client
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

commons-httpclient→ fixed in3.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y commons-httpclient
```
httpcomponents-client→ fixed in4.3.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y httpcomponents-client
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

commons-httpclient→ fixed in3.1-11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y commons-httpclient
```
httpcomponents-client→ fixed in4.3.5-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y httpcomponents-client
```

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