CVE-2013-2156

Apache XML Security for C++ < 1.7.1 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Exclusive Canonicalization

Title source: llm

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality (xsec/canon/XSECC14n20010315.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PrefixList attribute.

References (7)

Core 7

Core References

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2156.txt

Patch x_refsource_misc

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1493961

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2710

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15

Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0143.html

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/680e6938b6412e26d5446054fd31de2011d33af11786b989127d1cc3%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E

Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1c07a561426ec5579073046ad7f4207cdcef452bb3100abaf908e0cd%40%3Ccommits.santuario.apache.org%3E

Scores

EPSS 0.0840

EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (13)

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 0.1.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 0.2.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.1.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.2.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.2.1

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.3.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.3.1

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.4.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.5.0

apache/xml_security_for_c\+\+ 1.5.1

... and 3 more

Published Aug 20, 2013

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026