CVE-2013-2172

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-2172
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-08-20 22:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionjcp/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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-310 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.7 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.5.0 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.5.1 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.5.2 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.5.3 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.5.4 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Apache Santuario XML Security for JAVA XML Signature CVE-2013-2172 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 santuario.apache.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3065-1 libxml-security-java af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Security Advisory SA54019 - Apache XML Security Signature Spoofing Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/94651 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2014 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100aba... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
[Apache-SVN] Diff of /santuario/xml-security-java/branches/1.5.x-fixes/src/main/java/org/apache/jcp/xml/dsig/internal/dom/DOMCanonicalizationMethod.java af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.apache.org Patch
Full Disclosure: NEW: VMSA-2014-0012 - VMware vSphere product updates address security vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
USN-2028-1: Apache XML Security for Java vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
VMSA-2014-0012 | United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vmware.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
Pony Mail! MITRE lists.apache.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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