Vulnerability identifier: #VU80908

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5262

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
HttpComponents Client
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.html
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1478
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033743
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html
http://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26/
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.