CVE-2013-5823 Apache XML Security For Java vulnerable to Infinite Loop

What is CVE-2013-5823?

CVE-2013-5823 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Jdk, published on 16 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, JRockit R28.2.8 and earlier, JRockit R27.7.6 and earlier, and Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Security.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5823?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.santuario:xmlsec. It affects 5 products.

Products include Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Oracle Jrockit, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5823?

Upgrade org.apache.santuario:xmlsec to a fixed version for your release line: 1.4.8 or 1.5.3.

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-2013-5823 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5823 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Jdk

• CVE-2012-4681 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-1723 Oracle Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-4805 Deserialization in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4835 Other in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2015-4843 Other in n/a Critical 10.0

All Oracle Jdk vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8gwc-x7mg-7p7p.