4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-4517
Apache Santuario XML Security for Java DTD Signature Dos
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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Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2014, 1:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:16 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-4517 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-4517 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache santuario_xml_security_for_java
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2013-4517.

URL Resource
http://osvdb.org/101169
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124554/Java-XML-Signature-Denial-Of-Service-Attack.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1727.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/cve-2013-4517.txt.asc Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/169
http://secunia.com/advisories/55639 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64437
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029524
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89891
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-4517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-4517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.5 OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.5.5
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_java:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apache:santuario_xml_security_for_java:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3@%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/89891 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89891 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1727.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 13, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2013-4517 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2013-4517 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

6.76 }} -0.88%

score

0.93988

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
: