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CVE-2015-5262

httpcomponents-core: missing HTTPS connection timeout

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 3, 2015

Updated · November 21, 2025

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling