CVE-2013-2156
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality (xsec/canon/XSECC14n20010315.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality (xsec/canon/XSECC14n20010315.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PrefixList attribute.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.40% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apache/xml security for c\+\+
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0143.html
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2156.txt
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1493961Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2710
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0143.html
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2156.txt
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1493961Patch
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2710
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.