CVE-2022-23437

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.

• CWE-835

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory

Published

Jan 24, 2022

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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