CVE-2022-23437
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23437
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2022-23437.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2022-23437
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2022-01-24T15:15:09Z
- Modified
- 2025-07-01T13:40:00.351058Z
- Severity
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- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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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.
- References
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- https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-23437
Affected packages
Debian:11 / libxerces2-java
Package
- Name
- libxerces2-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libxerces2-java?arch=source
Debian:12 / libxerces2-java
Package
- Name
- libxerces2-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libxerces2-java?arch=source
Debian:13 / libxerces2-java
Package
- Name
- libxerces2-java
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/libxerces2-java?arch=source