#VU82534 Resource exhaustion in Xerces2 Java XML Parser - CVE-2013-4002
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82534
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Xerces2 Java XML Parser
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 application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Xerces2 Java XML Parser: before 2.12.0
External links
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2013
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644197
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61310
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html
https://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_ibm_filenet_content_manager_and_ibm_content_foundation_xml_4j_denial_of_service_attack_cve_2013_4002
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21648172
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1451.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1447.html
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5982
https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00001.html
https://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS13-025/index.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00023.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2033-1
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00010.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC98015
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657539
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674031212883&w=2
https://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653371
https://secunia.com/advisories/56257
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1822.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1818.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1821.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1823.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85260
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/49dc6702104a86ecbb40292dcd329ce9ae4c32b74733199ecab14a73@%3Cj-users.xerces.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1679
https://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=965250&r2=1499506&view=patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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.
