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CVE-2015-5262 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-399Resource Management Errors[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora
21
22
23

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
apache httpclient
>= 4.3, <= 4.3.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:httpclient:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-5262
NVD Published Date:
Oct 27, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-5262 Details - Not Deferred