CVE-2013-2172

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."

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.05% Top 15%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1219.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54019 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1218.html vendor advisory
http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2172.txt.asc vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1209.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2028-1 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1217.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.html 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 patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1207.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1375.html vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0212.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1853.html vendor advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/23 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1208.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1220.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60846 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/94651 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3065 vendor advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E mailing list
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2172?
CVE-2013-2172 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2172?
To fix CVE-2013-2172, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2172 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2172 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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