4.3

CVE-2013-4517: apache santuario_xml_security_for_java Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2014-0558RHSA-2014:1726RHSA-2014:1728
Published 11-01-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4517 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apache santuario_xml_security_for_java. EPSS estimates a 8.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2
RHSA-2014:0170RHSA-2014:0171

Timeline

  1. 11-01-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.86% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
8.86%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • santuario_xml_security_for_java≤ 1.5.5 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.1 | 1.3.0 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.5.4
Debian1 product
  • libxml-security-java< 1.5.6-1
Mageia1 product
  • xml-security< 1.5.7-1.mga4
Org.apache.santuario1 product
  • xmlsec< 1.5.6
Redhat1 product
  • xml-security< 0:1.5.6-3.ep5.el4 | < 0:1.5.6-3.ep5.el5 | < 0:1.5.6-3.el6
Ubuntu1 product
  • libxml-security-java< 1.5.6-1 | < 2.0.10-2 | < 2.1.7-2

6 vendors · 6 products

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