OkHttp up to 2.7.3/3.1.1 Certificate certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OkHttp up to 2.7.3/3.1.1. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Certificate Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to certificate validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-2402. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OkHttp up to 2.7.3/3.1.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OkHttp before 2.7.4 and 3.x before 3.1.2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass certificate pinning by sending a certificate chain with a certificate from a non-pinned trusted CA and the pinned certificate.

The bug was discovered 02/11/2016. The weakness was presented 01/30/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-2402 since 02/17/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1587.003 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 18 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89558 (Fedora 23 : okhttp-2.7.4-1.fc23 / okio-1.6.0-1.fc23 (2016-65b7608d8b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124825 (Fedora Security Update for okhttp (FEDORA-2016-65b7608d8b)).

Upgrading to version 2.7.4 or 3.1.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (89558) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0770). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • IBM DB2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • IBM SPSS
  • EMC Avamar
  • Hitachi Ops Center

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 89558
Nessus Name: Fedora 23 : okhttp-2.7.4-1.fc23 / okio-1.6.0-1.fc23 (2016-65b7608d8b)
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OpenVAS ID: 703099
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for okhttp FEDORA-2016-65
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OkHttp 2.7.4/3.1.2

Timelineinfo

02/11/2016 🔍
02/17/2016 +6 days 🔍
02/29/2016 +12 days 🔍
03/04/2016 +4 days 🔍
01/30/2017 +332 days 🔍
01/30/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/11/2026 +3267 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: FEDORA-2016-65b7608d8b
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-2402 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-2402
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96298
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-2402 - OkHttp - Man-in-the-Middle Issue
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0770 - IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2017 09:52
Updated: 01/11/2026 14:34
Changes: 01/31/2017 09:52 (68), 08/07/2020 16:23 (5), 11/11/2022 09:31 (3), 10/09/2024 17:29 (16), 01/11/2026 14:34 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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