UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5262

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5262

    Published: 30 Sept 2015Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-5262
    Aliases:
    USN-2769-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5262, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2769-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5262

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: commons-httpclient

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    3.1-10.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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