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

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.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2018-10-17 00:05:29 UTC
Updated
2023-02-13 18:20:06 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2020-06-16 21:34:55 UTC
NVD published
2015-10-27

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
1.62% 81.81%

CVSS Scores

No CVSS scores in this advisory.

Identifiers

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
maven org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient < 4.3.6 4.3.6

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence