CVE-2017-14063

7.5 HIGH
Published: August 31, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Async Http Client (aka async-http-client) before 2.0.35 can be tricked into connecting to a host different from the one extracted by java.net.URI if a '?' character occurs in a fragment identifier. Similar bugs were previously identified in cURL (CVE-2016-8624) and Oracle Java 8 java.net.URL.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/31/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/1455
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/31/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AsyncHttpClient/async-http-client/issues/1455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

56 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.0%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

asynchttpclient_project