Improper authorization control for web services In java-1.8.0-openjdk

Description

It was discovered that the HTTP client implementation in the Networking component of OpenJDK could cache and re-use an NTLM authenticated connection in a different security context. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a Java application perform HTTP requests authenticated with credentials of a different user.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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