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Red Hat JBossEAP: Infinite Loop (CVE-2022-23437)

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Red Hat JBossEAP: Infinite Loop (CVE-2022-23437)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/24/2022
Created
09/20/2024
Added
09/19/2024
Modified
12/20/2024

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(s)

  • red-hat-jboss-eap-upgrade-latest

References

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