vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2022-23437: libxerces2-java -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 24, 2022
Added
Apr 28, 2025
Modified
Aug 15, 2025

Description

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.

Solutions

debian-upgrade-libxerces2-javano-fix-debian-deb-package
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