# CVE-2013-4002: XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-F

- Also known as: GHSA-7J4H-8WPF-RQFH
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 2.12.0
- Published: 2013-07-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- xerces:xercesImpl (Maven): fixed in 2.12.0

## Description

XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 as well as Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, Java SE 5.0u51 and earlier, JRockit R28.2.8 and earlier, JRockit R27.7.6 and earlier, Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XML attribute names.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, xerces:xercesImpl, upgrade to a fixed version (2.12.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC98015
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1447.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61310
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2033-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674031212883&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1822.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56257
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1823.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00010.html
- https://github.com/tafamace/CVE-2013-4002

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