PT-2013-3567 · Apache · Apache Santuario Xml Security For C++

James Forshaw · Published 2013-07-01 · Updated 2021-09-17 · CVE-2013-2156

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ versions prior to 1.7.1

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality. This can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted PrefixList attribute, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Recommendations For versions prior to 1.7.1, update to version 1.7.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality until a patch is applied.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-2156

DSA-2710-1

MGASA-2013-0193

Affected Products

Apache Santuario Xml Security For C++

References · 15

• http://debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2710 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2156 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0193.html · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2156 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2013-0193 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2156 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2156 · Vendor Advisory
• http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1493961 · Patch
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15 · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0143.html · Note
• http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2156.txt · Note
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10563 · Note
• https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E · Note
• http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.html · Note