CVE-2015-5262
Denial of service vulnerability in org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
CVE-2015-5262 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apache Httpclient, published September 30, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.8%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient 4.3.6.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5262- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0592 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0592- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch No score
Denial of service vulnerability in org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
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.
- Record
GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1791188247 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (2 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 4.2.6-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1791188247- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1791370172 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 4.2.1-tuxcare.3.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1791370172- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Show 16 moreShow less
OSVCLSA-2026-1791898676 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 4.2-tuxcare.3.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1791898676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1791960465 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 4.1.2-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1791960465- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792010907 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (2 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 2 CVEs. Fixed in 4.0.1-tuxcare.2.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792010907- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1792743930 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 4.2.2-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1792743930- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-5262 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch No score
Denial of service vulnerability in org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
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.
- Record
GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0392 No score
Updated jakarta-commons-httpclient and httpcomponents-client packages fixes security vulnerability
The Apache httpclient library had a bug where the socket timeout was ignored during the SSL handshake, causing threads in an application to hang (CVE-2015-5262).
- Record
MGASA-2015-0392- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1873-1 No score
Security update for apache-commons-httpclient
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues:
- http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java 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. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262]
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a 'CN=' string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577]
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1873-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1875-1 No score
Security update for apache-commons-httpclient
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues:
- http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java 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. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262]
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a 'CN=' string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577]
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1875-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10621-1 No score
apache-commons-httpclient-3.1-13.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the apache-commons-httpclient-3.1-13.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10621-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3149-1 No score
Security update for apache-commons-httpclient
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues:
- http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java 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. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262]
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a 'CN=' string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577]
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3149-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3151-1 No score
Security update for apache-commons-httpclient
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues:
- http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java 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. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262]
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a 'CN=' string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577]
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3151-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3152-1 No score
Security update for apache-commons-httpclient
This update for apache-commons-httpclient fixes the following issues:
- http/conn/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java 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. [bsc#945190, CVE-2015-5262]
- org.apache.http.conn.ssl.AbstractVerifier does not properly verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows MITM attackers to spoof SSL servers via a 'CN=' string in a field in the distinguished name (DN) of a certificate. [bsc#1178171, CVE-2014-3577]
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3152-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-5262 No score
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2769-1 No score
commons-httpclient vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly verify the Common Name or subjectAltName fields of X.509 certificates. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-5783)
Florian Weimer discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete for Apache Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-6153)
Subodh Iyengar and Will Shackleton discovered the fix for CVE-2012-5783 was incomplete for Apache Commons HttpClient. An attacker could exploit this to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications. (CVE-2014-3577)
It was discovered that Apache Commons HttpClient did not properly handle read timeouts during HTTPS handshakes. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2015-5262)
- Record
USN-2769-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientMaven |
before 4.3.6 | 4.3.6 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.2.6 up to 4.2.6-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 4.2.6-tuxcare.1 |
4.2.6-tuxcare.2 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.2.1 up to 4.2.1-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 4.2.1-tuxcare.14.2.1-tuxcare.2 |
4.2.1-tuxcare.3 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.2 up to 4.2-tuxcare.3, plus listed versions 4.2-tuxcare.14.2-tuxcare.2 |
4.2-tuxcare.3 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.1.2 up to 4.1.2-tuxcare.1 | 4.1.2-tuxcare.1 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.0.1 up to 4.0.1-tuxcare.2, plus listed versions 4.0.1-tuxcare.1 |
4.0.1-tuxcare.2 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientTuxCare:Maven |
4.2.2 up to 4.2.2-tuxcare.1 | 4.2.2-tuxcare.1 |
commons-httpclientDebian:12 |
before 3.1-12 | 3.1-12 |
commons-httpclientDebian:13 |
before 3.1-12 | 3.1-12 |
commons-httpclientDebian:14 |
before 3.1-12 | 3.1-12 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
httpcomponents-clientDebian:12 |
before 4.3.6-1 | 4.3.6-1 |
httpcomponents-clientDebian:13 |
before 4.3.6-1 | 4.3.6-1 |
httpcomponents-clientDebian:14 |
before 4.3.6-1 | 4.3.6-1 |
commons-httpclientDebian:6.0 |
before 3.1-9+deb6u2, plus listed versions 3.1-9 |
3.1-9+deb6u2 |
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclientMaven |
before 4.3.6, plus listed versions 4.04.0-alpha14.0-alpha24.0-alpha34.0-alpha4 Show 30 moreShow less4.0-beta14.0-beta24.0.14.0.24.0.34.14.1-alpha14.1-alpha24.1-beta14.1.14.1.24.1.34.24.2-alpha14.2-beta14.2.14.2.24.2.34.2.44.2.54.2.64.34.3-alpha14.3-beta14.3-beta24.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.5 |
4.3.6 |
jakarta-commons-httpclientMageia:5 |
before 3.1-15.1.mga5 | 3.1-15.1.mga5 |
httpcomponents-clientMageia:5 |
before 4.3.6-1.mga5 | 4.3.6-1.mga5 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Enterprise Storage 5 |
before 3.1-6.3.1 | 3.1-6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
before 3.1-4.3.2 | 3.1-4.3.2 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS |
before 3.1-4.3.2 | 3.1-4.3.2 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS |
before 3.1-4.3.2 | 3.1-4.3.2 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS |
before 3.1-4.3.2 | 3.1-4.3.2 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 |
before 3.1-4.3.2 | 3.1-4.3.2 |
apache-commons-httpclientSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 |
before 3.1-11.3.2 | 3.1-11.3.2 |
commons-httpclientUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 3.1-10.2 |
3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
httpcomponents-clientUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
before 4.3.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions 4.2.5-24.3.2-14.3.3-14.3.3-1ubuntu0.1 |
4.3.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
commons-httpclientUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 3.1-11ubuntu1 | 3.1-11ubuntu1 |
apache-commons-httpclientopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 3.1-lp151.4.3.1 | 3.1-lp151.4.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientopenSUSE:Leap 15.2 |
before 3.1-lp152.6.3.1 | 3.1-lp152.6.3.1 |
apache-commons-httpclientopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.1-13.4 | 3.1-13.4 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | affected | OSV |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
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svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784
jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5262
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch
lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5262
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0392.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16870
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5262
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203149-1
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bugzilla.suse.com/945190
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3577
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5262
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203151-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203152-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5262
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