#VU80908 Resource management error in HttpComponents Client - CVE-2015-5262
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80908
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
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: Apache Foundation
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
HttpComponents Client: before 4.3.6
External links
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261538
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167962.html
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1626784
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2769-1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168030.html
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1478
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033743
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/167999.html
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-02-26/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00032.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00033.html
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f%40%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc%40%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
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.
