CVE-2022-23437 (GCVE-0-2022-23437)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 03:43
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Title
Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
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.
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CWE
  • Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
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Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache Xerces Affected: Apache XercesJ , ≤ 2.12.1 (custom)
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Credits
This issue was discovered by Sergey Temnikov and Ziyi Luo, from Amazon Corretto/JDK Team
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