Vulnerability in Apache Httpclient
CVE-2015-5262
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…
EPSS: 0.012 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Httpclient
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 21, 22, 23
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- FEDORA-2015-15590 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- FEDORA-2015-15589 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- FEDORA-2015-15588 (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- 1033743 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- USN-2769-1 (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5262?
- CVE-2015-5262 is a vulnerability in Apache Httpclient, classified under CWE-399. Published 2015-10-27.
- Is CVE-2015-5262 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.