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…
- 7.1HighCVSS base score
- 24.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.1% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By ibm
- 46 days later
· 46 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 24.7% · top 2.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenxerces:xercesImplGHSA-7j4h-8wpf-rqfh (opens in a new tab)
References
49
- IC98015 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:0414 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-201406-32 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1447 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0765 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1440 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0675 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 61310 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0773 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2015:0720 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1257 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-2033-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2089-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1256 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- HPSBUX02944 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1505 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- HPSBUX02943 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1822 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 56257 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1263 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1059 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1823 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1663 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2013-10-15-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1293 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1081 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [j-users] 20180503 [ANNOUNCEMENT]: Apache Xerces-J 2.12.0 now available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1255 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1451 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1818 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1821 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1305 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- ibm-java-cve20134002-dos(85260) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [lucene-solr-user] 20190104 Re: SOLR v7 Security Issues Caused Denial of Use - Sonatype Application Composition Report (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [lucene-solr-user] 20200320 CVEs (vulnerabilities) that apply to Solr 8.4.1 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21648172 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657539 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1679 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=965250&r2=1499506&view=patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644197 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653371 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5982 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_ibm_filenet_content_manager_and_ibm_content_foundation_xml_4j_denial_of_service_attack_cve_2013_4002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS13-025/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2022-3018 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-7j4h-8wpf-rqfh (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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