Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-23437 - Infinite Loop vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html