CVE-2013-2154 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ allows attackers to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via malformed XPointer expressions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2013-2154?

CVE-2013-2154 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the XML Signature Reference functionality (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed XPointer expressions, probably related to the DSIGReference::getURIBaseTXFM function.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2154?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Xml Security for C\+\+.

How do I fix CVE-2013-2154?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2013-2154 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2154 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2154, GHSA-73cf-v5cj-5xh7.

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