CVE-2013-4517

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4517
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-11 01:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionApache Santuario XML Security for Java before 1.5.6, when applying Transforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures.

Risk And Classification

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

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

EPSS: 0.083920000 probability, percentile 0.923330000 (date 2026-05-01)

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.2.0 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.2.1 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.3.0 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.0 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.1 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.2 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.3 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.4 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.5 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.6 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.7 All All All
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java 1.4.8 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
Application Apache Santuario Xml Security For Java All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

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Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/cve-2013-4517.txt.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 santuario.apache.org Vendor Advisory
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IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Pony Mail! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apache.org
osvdb.org/101169 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Apache Santuario XML Security For JAVA XML Signature Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apache Santuario DTD Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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[R2] SecurityCenter 5.8.0 Fixes Multiple Third-Party Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable® af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.tenable.com
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Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Java XML Signature Denial Of Service Attack ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
Full Disclosure: Apache Santuario security advisory CVE-2013-4517 released af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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