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SCA: security update for org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient (GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 423476

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2015-5262)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fmj5-wv96-r2ch

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 423476

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/29/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-5262

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5262

BID: 77110