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CVE-2022-23437

Published: Jan 24, 2022

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

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Description

There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Xerces	affected `Apache XercesJ - <= 2.12.1`

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl

[oss-security] 20220124 CVE-2022-23437: Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser

mailing-list

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/

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