# CVE-2013-4517: Apache Santuario XML Security for Java before 1.5.6, when applying Transforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory

- Also known as: GHSA-4P4W-6H54-G885
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.6
- Published: 2014-01-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.santuario:xmlsec (Maven): fixed in 1.5.6

## Description

Apache 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.santuario:xmlsec, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- http://osvdb.org/101169
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89891
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1727.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/169
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029524
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/cve-2013-4517.txt.asc
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124554/Java-XML-Signature-Denial-Of-Service-Attack.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64437
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55639
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E

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