CVE-2013-2210 Memory corruption in n/a
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ allows attackers to cause denial of service 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-2013-2210?
CVE-2013-2210 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML Signature Reference functionality in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed XPointer expressions. NOTE: this is due to an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-2154.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2210?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Xml Security for C\+\+.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2210?
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-2013-2210 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2210 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2210, DSA-2717-1, GHSA-3gh6-67w4-wv53.