HttpClient based on the classic i/o model fails to correctly release the underlying connection back to the connection manager if it encounters an invalid or unsupported `Content-Encoding` header value in the response message. Please note this defect does not affect HttpClient based on the async i/o model.
This issue affects Apache HttpComponents Client: from 5.0-alpha1 through 5.6.2.
This issue affects Apache HttpComponents Client: from 5.0-alpha1 through 5.6.2.
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| Description | HttpClient based on the classic i/o model fails to correctly release the underlying connection back to the connection manager if it encounters an invalid or unsupported `Content-Encoding` header value in the response message. Please note this defect does not affect HttpClient based on the async i/o model. This issue affects Apache HttpComponents Client: from 5.0-alpha1 through 5.6.2. | |
| Title | Apache HttpComponents Client: Connection Leak on Content-Encoding Decode Error Leads to Pool Exhaustion DoS | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-772 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
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Updated: 2026-07-31T16:25:02.593Z
Reserved: 2026-07-20T08:23:45.493Z
Link: CVE-2026-64607
Updated: 2026-07-31T16:24:49.939Z
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