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GHSA-h65f-jvqw-m9fj Infinite Loop in Apache Xerces Java

MEDIUM Published 2022-01-27 Modified 2023-06-22 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2022-23437
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
xerces:xercesImpl
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-91
Reviewed
2022-01-25

Affected packages

• Maven xerces:xercesImpl: < 2.12.2 → fixed in 2.12.2

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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2022-23437 There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-91 XML Injection weakness

References