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CVE-2015-5262

medium · 4.3

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.

4.3
CVSS
18.8%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
97th
EPSS percentile
2015-10-27
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
canonicalubuntu_linux12.04
canonicalubuntu_linux14.04
canonicalubuntu_linux15.04
fedoraprojectfedora21
fedoraprojectfedora22
fedoraprojectfedora23
apachehttpclient>= 4.3, <= 4.3.5

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References

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