CVE-2013-2160

N/A Unknown
Published: August 19, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-285
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-287
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=929197
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2013-2160.txt.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-285
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-287
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=929197
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2013-2160.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd49aabd984ed540c8ff7916d4d79405f3fa311d2fdbcf9ed307839a6%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec7160382badd3ef4ad017a22f64a266c7188b9ba71394f0d321e2d4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rfb87e0bf3995e7d560afeed750fac9329ff5f1ad49da365129b7f89e%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.3%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apache

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