VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5262

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability18.76%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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.

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