FKIE_CVE-2015-5262

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-10-27 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:28
Severity
Summary
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.
References
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.htmlThird Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033743Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert@redhat.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1478Vendor Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26/Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
secalert@redhat.comhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033743Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1478Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04
fedoraproject fedora 21
fedoraproject fedora 22
fedoraproject fedora 23
apache httpclient *
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