CVE-2022-23437

medium

Description

There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2022-01-24

Updated: 2022-12-07

Type: CWE-91

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Impact Score: 6.9

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Impact Score: 3.6

Exploitability Score: 2.8

Severity: MEDIUM