CVE-2015-5262

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.06% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apache.org Vendor Advisory apache.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784 vendor advisory
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26/ third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538 third party advisory issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1478 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033743 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5262?
CVE-2015-5262 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5262?
To fix CVE-2015-5262, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-5262 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-5262 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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