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Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
CVE-2022-23437
Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an infinite flaw in the XML parser. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted XML document payloads, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to consume system resources for prolonged duration, and results in a denial of service condition.
Impact
- Denial of Service
Affected Vendors
Apache
Affected Products
- Apache Xerces2 Java XML Parser 2.12.1
Remediation
Upgrade to the latest version of Apache Xerces, available from the Apache Web site.