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CVE-2013-4517 json

Improper Input Validation in Apache Santuario XML Security

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-4p4w-6h54-g885 , EUVD-2022-2411

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.9%
EPSS 8.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Apache Santuario XML Security for Java before 1.5.6, when applying Transforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.apache.santuario:xmlsec 1.5.6
  • libxml-security-java Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.5.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4517

  • xml-security jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.6-3.ep5.el5
  • xml-security jboss enterprise web platform 5, jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.6-3.el6
  • xml-security jboss enterprise application platform 5 1.5.6-3.ep5.el4
  • netty jboss enterprise application platform 6 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • hornetq jboss enterprise application platform 6 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • jbossweb jboss enterprise application platform 6 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • picketbox jboss enterprise application platform 6 4.0.19-2.SP3_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6
  • weld-core jboss enterprise application platform 6 1.1.17-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:1728RHSA-2014:1726RHSA-2014:0171RHSA-2014:0170

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4517 updated cvss 5.0

Java: Java XML Signature DoS Attack

  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5 xmlsec
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6 xmlsec
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4 xmlsec
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 xmlsec Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3 xmlsec
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal 4 xmlsec Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 xmlsec
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0851
  • Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0850
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0675
show 14 more
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server xml-security 1.5.6-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1726
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1725
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 Server xmltooling 1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5, netty 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, xml-security 1.5.6-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jacorb-jboss 2.3.2-13.redhat_6.1.ep6.el5, hornetq 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, jbossweb 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el5, +61 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0170
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 Server xmltooling 1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6, netty 3.6.7-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, xml-security 1.5.6-1.redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jacorb-jboss 2.3.2-13.redhat_6.1.ep6.el6, hornetq 2.3.14-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, jbossweb 7.3.0-1.Final_redhat_1.1.ep6.el6, +61 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0171
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0172
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 5 Server jbossas-javadocs 7.3.1-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0170
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2 for RHEL 6 Server jbossas-javadocs 7.3.1-3.Final_redhat_3.ep6.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0171
  • Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0400
  • Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0473
  • Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0195
  • Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0582
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Server xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el5 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Server xml-security 1.5.6-3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1728
  • Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:1727
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 xmlsec Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 AS xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el4 Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ES xml-security 1.5.6-3.ep5.el4
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

8.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.apache.santuario:xmlsec
<1.5.6
1.5.6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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