CVE-2013-5372 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in IBM WebSphere Message Broker and Integration Bus using crafted XML documents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-5372?
CVE-2013-5372 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document that triggers expansion for many entities.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5372?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Websphere Message Broker.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5372?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-5372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fq7g-96mj-hhf9.