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SUSE: CVE-2015-5262: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2015-5262: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/27/2015
Created
11/07/2020
Added
11/05/2020
Modified
02/18/2021

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.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-apache-commons-httpclient
  • suse-upgrade-apache-commons-httpclient-demo
  • suse-upgrade-apache-commons-httpclient-javadoc
  • suse-upgrade-apache-commons-httpclient-manual

References

  • SUSE-SU-2020:3149-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:3151-1
  • SUSE-SU-2020:3152-1
  • 1033743
  • USN-2769-1
  • CVE-2015-5262
  • DLA-322-1
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