CVE-2013-2172

N/A Unknown
Published: August 20, 2013 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java in Apache Santuario XML Security for Java 1.4.x before 1.4.8 and 1.5.x before 1.5.5 allows context-dependent attackers to spoof an XML Signature by using the CanonicalizationMethod parameter to specify an arbitrary weak "canonicalization algorithm to apply to the SignedInfo part of the Signature."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java?r1=1353876&r2=1493772&pathrev=1493772&diff_format=h
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.osvdb.org/94651
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60846
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java?r1=1353876&r2=1493772&pathrev=1493772&diff_format=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/94651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60846
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

48 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.6%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

apache

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