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CVE-2013-4517

Published: Jan 11, 2014Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-399
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
8.9%
Top 5.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected Products

apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
santuario xml security for javaOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Maven
package-ecosystem
org.apache.santuario:xmlsec
OSS Libraries
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

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
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