CVE-2015-5262

medium Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS Score
1.6%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 18% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
P
Published: October 27, 2015 (3853 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

http/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.

CWE

CWE-399

Affected Products

canonical ubuntu linuxfedoraproject fedoraapache httpclient

References

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