IJ04795: JAVA.NET.SOCKETTIMEOUTEXCEPTION: READ TIMED OUT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: Failed to connect to the test
  webapp.java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out
          at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
          at
  java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:141)
          at
  java.io.BufferedInputStream.fill(BufferedInputStream.java:229)
          at
  java.io.BufferedInputStream.read1(BufferedInputStream.java:269)
          at
  java.io.BufferedInputStream.read(BufferedInputStream.java:328)
          at
  sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:755)
          at
  sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:696)
  .
  NA
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• After Oracle Security Fix 8181612,
  java.net.SocketTimeoutException: Read timed out exception was
  thrown from HTTPClient code.
  

Problem conclusion

• Oracle Security Fix 8181612 changes aims at handling an attack
  that cause application to open connection to a malicious FTP
  Server by changing default timeout values to 5 mins from
  infinite. Through this APAR , the changes are made specific  to
  FTPClient class to address the Oracle Security issue 8181612 and
  avoiding SocketTimeoutException from HTTPClient code.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     6 R1 SR8 FP65  (6.1.8.65)
     6    SR16 FP65 (6.0.16.65)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels