4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2013-5372
IBM WebSphere Message Broker/IBM Integration Bus XML4J Denial of Service Entity Expansion Vulnerability
Description

The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document that triggers expansion for many entities.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2013, 10:36 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:57 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-5372 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 Ibm websphere_message_broker
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-2013-5372.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1508.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1509.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1793.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96473
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653087 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1508.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1509.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1793.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96473
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653087 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-5372 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1508.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1509.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1793.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96473
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653087
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
    Added Reference http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662
    Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Aug. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/86662 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2013

    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-2013-5372 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-2013-5372 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

2.88 }} -0.10%

score

0.90490

percentile

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