CVE-2015-5262

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5262
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-27 16:59:07 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionhttp/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java in Apache HttpComponents HttpClient before 4.3.6 ignores the http.socket.timeout configuration setting during an SSL handshake, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (HTTPS call hang) via unspecified vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Httpclient All All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Commons Components HttpClient HTTPS Timeout Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-23.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1875-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
1261538 – (CVE-2015-5262) CVE-2015-5262 jakarta-commons-httpclient, httpcomponents-core: missing HTTPS connection timeout af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[Apache-SVN] Revision 1626784 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Vendor Advisory
USN-2769-1: Apache Commons HttpClient vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-23.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1873-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[HTTPCLIENT-1478] https calls ignore http.socket.timeout during SSL Handshake - ASF JIRA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.apache.org Vendor Advisory
CPU July 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: jakarta-commons-httpclient-3.1-20.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Jenkins Security Advisory 2018-02-26 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 jenkins.io Third Party Advisory
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 375670 IBM WebSphere Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (6453091)
  • 671131 EulerOS Security Update for httpcomponents-client (EulerOS-SA-2019-2518)
  • 981104 Java (maven) Security Update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch)
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