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CVE-2013-2172

jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof an XML Signa...

Published: Aug 20, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-310
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.9%
Top 7.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Apache Santuario XML Security

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-310

Affected Products

Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.santuario:xmlsec
OSS Libraries
apache
oss-project·USaka apache httpd, apache http server
santuario xml security for javaOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
IBM Corp.
commercial·USaka ibm, ibm corporation
Tivoli Business Service ManagerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Santuario XML SecurityOn-premLibrary
Security Products / pki-crypto
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2172
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/apache/santuario-java/commit/25e0e11493b061749f778030036cb5c406b34590
github.com
https://github.com/apache/santuario-java/commit/8e8f8bf92a43608d7d5f9e357fae19244454a61f
github.com
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