VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4517
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 8.86%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.86%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 8.86% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- apache/santuario xml security for java
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://osvdb.org/101169
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124554/Java-XML-Signature-Denial-Of-Service-Attack.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1727.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/cve-2013-4517.txt.ascVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/169
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55639Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64437
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029524
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89891
- 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://osvdb.org/101169
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124554/Java-XML-Signature-Denial-Of-Service-Attack.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.