New SSL/TLS vulnerabilities in Apache CXF

Apache CXF 3.0.3 and 2.7.14 have been released. Both of these releases contain fixes for two new SSL/TLS security advisories:

• Note on CVE-2014-3566: This is not an advisory per se, but rather a note on an advisory. CVE-2014-3566 (aka "POODLE") is a well publicised attack which forces a TLS connection to downgrade to use SSL 3.0, which in turn is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack. Apache CXF 3.0.3 and 2.7.14 disable SSL 3.0 support by default for both clients, as well as servers configured using CXF's special support for Jetty. In addition, it is now possible to explicitly exclude protocols, see here for more information.
• CVE-2014-3577: Apache CXF is vulnerable to a possible SSL hostname verification bypass, due to a flaw in comparing the server hostname to the domain name in the Subject's DN field. A Man In The Middle attack can exploit this vulnerability by using a specially crafted Subject DN to spoof a valid certificate.

If you are using TLS with Apache CXF then please upgrade to the latest releases.