CVE-2013-2160
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.0 | RHSA-2013:1185 | 2013-08-29 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.1 | RHSA-2013:1437 | 2013-10-16 |
| Fuse ESB Enterprise 7.1.0 | RHSA-2013:1028 | 2013-07-09 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | jbossws-cxf | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Andreas Falkenberg of SEC Consult Deutschland GmbH, and Christian Mainka, Juraj Somorovsky and Joerg Schwenk of Ruhr-University Bochum for reporting this issue.External References
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