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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DLA-2852-1 | apache-log4j2 security update |
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DSA-5020-1 | apache-log4j2 security update |
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EUVD-2020-0518 | 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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GHSA-vwqq-5vrc-xw9h | Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch in Apache Log4j SMTP appender |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T10:26:16.370Z
Reserved: 2020-03-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-9488

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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-04-27T16:15:12.897
Modified: 2024-11-21T05:40:45.037
Link: CVE-2020-9488


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