vulnerability
Red Hat JBoss EAP: CVE-2022-23437: Infinite Loop
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jan 24, 2022 | Sep 19, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jan 24, 2022
Added
Sep 19, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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.. A flaw was found in the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This issue causes the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may consume system resources for a prolonged duration, leading to a denial of service condition.
Solution
red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-835
- CVE-2022-23437
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-23437
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-23437
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2047200
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4918
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4919
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:4922
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2022-0613
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