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.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - 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. (CVE-2013-4517)

According to its self-reported version, the Tenable SecurityCenter application installed on the remote host is 5.7.1 or earlier. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues nor the stand-alone patch but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Security fix for CVE-2013-4517

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Updated packages for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform is a platform for Java applications, which integrates the JBoss Web Server with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam.

It was discovered that the Apache Santuario XML Security for Java project allowed Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to be processed when applying Transforms even when secure validation was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4517)

All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Updated packages for Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is a platform for Java applications, which integrates the JBoss Application Server with JBoss Hibernate and JBoss Seam.

It was discovered that the Apache Santuario XML Security for Java project allowed Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to be processed when applying Transforms even when secure validation was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4517)

All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Updated packages that provide Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.1 and fix three security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java applications based on JBoss Application Server 7.

It was found that the ParserPool and Decrypter classes in the OpenSAML Java implementation resolved external entities, permitting XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
(CVE-2013-6440)

It was discovered that the Apache Santuario XML Security for Java project allowed Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to be processed when applying Transforms even when secure validation was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4517)

In Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, when running under a security manager, it was possible for deployed code to get access to the Modular Service Container (MSC) service registry without any permission checks. This could allow malicious deployments to modify the internal state of the server in various ways. (CVE-2014-0018)

The CVE-2013-6440 was discovered by David Illsley, Ron Gutierrez of Gotham Digital Science, and David Jorm of the Red Hat Security Response Team, and the CVE-2014-0018 issue was discovered by Stuart Douglas of Red Hat.

This release serves as a replacement for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.0, and includes bug fixes and enhancements. Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.1 Release Notes, linked to in the References.

All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Updated packages that provide Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.1 and fix three security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 is a platform for Java applications based on JBoss Application Server 7.

It was found that the ParserPool and Decrypter classes in the OpenSAML Java implementation resolved external entities, permitting XML External Entity (XXE) attacks. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read files accessible to the user running the application server, and potentially perform other more advanced XXE attacks.
(CVE-2013-6440)

It was discovered that the Apache Santuario XML Security for Java project allowed Document Type Definitions (DTDs) to be processed when applying Transforms even when secure validation was enabled. A remote attacker could use this flaw to exhaust all available memory on the system, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4517)

In Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, when running under a security manager, it was possible for deployed code to get access to the Modular Service Container (MSC) service registry without any permission checks. This could allow malicious deployments to modify the internal state of the server in various ways. (CVE-2014-0018)

The CVE-2013-6440 was discovered by David Illsley, Ron Gutierrez of Gotham Digital Science, and David Jorm of the Red Hat Security Response Team, and the CVE-2014-0018 issue was discovered by Stuart Douglas of Red Hat.

This release serves as a replacement for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.0, and includes bug fixes and enhancements. Documentation for these changes will be available shortly from the JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.1 Release Notes, linked to in the References.

All users of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.2.0 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are advised to upgrade to these updated packages. The JBoss server process must be restarted for the update to take effect.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
410301	SCA: security update for org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (GHSA-4p4w-6h54-g885)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	medium
410301	SCA: security update for org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (GHSA-4p4w-6h54-g885)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	medium
119149	Tenable SecurityCenter < 5.8.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2018-15)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
79072	Fedora 21 : xml-security-1.5.7-1.fc21 (2014-13983)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
78907	Fedora 20 : xml-security-1.5.7-1.fc20 (2014-13879)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
78736	RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EWP (RHSA-2014:1728)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
78735	RHEL 5 / 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:1726)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
72498	RHEL 6 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:0171)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium
72497	RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2014:0170)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	medium

Detections

Analytics

CVE-2013-4517

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Tenable Plugins

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