| Name | CVE-2022-23437 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1016975 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libxerces2-java (PTS) | bullseye | 2.12.1-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie, sid, bookworm | 2.12.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[bullseye] - libxerces2-java <postponed> (revisit when/if fix is complete)
[buster] - libxerces2-java <postponed> (revisit when/if fix is complete)
[stretch] - libxerces2-java <postponed> (revisit when/if fix is complete)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1737
Confimation of fixing commits: https://lists.apache.org/thread/8bdbk40hf1oqhyvmdcvtqwr2hwfhhmkt
The svn.apache.org links are gone, but looking at the Wayback Machine it's these commits:
https://github.com/apache/xerces-j/commit/0a785cfe0d210b5e5b3b020ecfeb67693764aaf4
https://github.com/apache/xerces-j/commit/da8efa66241dd63cb34eacb22bc28c3469af91a6