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CVE-2015-5262

Denial of service vulnerability in org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient

4.3 MediumFix available

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

18.8%Up 12.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumAV: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
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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
OSVCLSA-2026-1793886120 No score

TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (4 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 4 CVEs. Fixed in 4.2.5-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1793886120
Updated
2026-11-06
OSVCLSA-2026-1793886295 No score

TuxCare security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (5 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient to address 5 CVEs. Fixed in 4.1.3-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1793886295
Updated
2026-11-06
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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
Maven
before 4.3.6
4.3.6
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
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:httpclient
TuxCare: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:httpclient
TuxCare: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:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
4.1.2 up to 4.1.2-tuxcare.1
4.1.2-tuxcare.1
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
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:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
4.2.2 up to 4.2.2-tuxcare.1
4.2.2-tuxcare.1
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
4.2.5 up to 4.2.5-tuxcare.1
4.2.5-tuxcare.1
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
TuxCare:Maven
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
4.1.3 up to 4.1.3-tuxcare.1
4.1.3-tuxcare.1
commons-httpclient
Debian:12
before 3.1-12
3.1-12
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
commons-httpclient
Debian:13
before 3.1-12
3.1-12
commons-httpclient
Debian:14
before 3.1-12
3.1-12
httpcomponents-client
Debian:12
before 4.3.6-1
4.3.6-1
httpcomponents-client
Debian:13
before 4.3.6-1
4.3.6-1
httpcomponents-client
Debian:14
before 4.3.6-1
4.3.6-1
commons-httpclient
Debian:6.0
before 3.1-9+deb6u2, plus listed versions
3.1-9
3.1-9+deb6u2
org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient
Maven
before 4.3.6, plus listed versions
4.04.0-alpha14.0-alpha24.0-alpha34.0-alpha4
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4.0-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-httpclient
Mageia:5
before 3.1-15.1.mga5
3.1-15.1.mga5
httpcomponents-client
Mageia:5
before 4.3.6-1.mga5
4.3.6-1.mga5
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 5
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-6.3.1
3.1-6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-4.3.2
3.1-4.3.2
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-4.3.2
3.1-4.3.2
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-4.3.2
3.1-4.3.2
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-4.3.2
3.1-4.3.2
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-4.3.2
3.1-4.3.2
apache-commons-httpclient
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-11.3.2
3.1-11.3.2
commons-httpclient
Ubuntu: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-client
Ubuntu: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-httpclient
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 3.1-11ubuntu1
3.1-11ubuntu1
commons-httpclient
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
3.1-10.2
3.1-10.2ubuntu0.14.04.1
apache-commons-httpclient
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-lp151.4.3.1
3.1-lp151.4.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-lp152.6.3.1
3.1-lp152.6.3.1
apache-commons-httpclient
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 3.1-13.4
3.1-13.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliasesOSV
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
affectedOSV
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

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.

References

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