What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5262?

CVE-2015-5262 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-5262?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2015-5262. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Java CVE-2015-5262

MEDIUM

Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)

2015-10-27 secalert@redhat.com

Denial Of Service Java Apache Ubuntu Linux Fedora Httpclient

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 27, 2015 - 16:59 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

4,135 maven packages depend on org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (533 direct, 3,618 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 4.3.6.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

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. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-399. 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. Affected products include: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Apache Httpclient. Version information: before 4.3.6.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.