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Asymmetric denial of service In org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

Ecosystem
Component
Affected version
Patched versions

1-10 of 12

10

References

1. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=12615382. https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-14783. https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-264. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E5. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E6. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E7. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E8. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E9. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E10. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html11. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html12. http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.html13. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html14. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html15. http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=162678416. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html17. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/103374318. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1
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