CVE-2022-23437

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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, 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)	buster	2.12.0-1	vulnerable
	bullseye	2.12.1-1	vulnerable
	bookworm, sid	2.12.2-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
libxerces2-java	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1016975

Notes

[bookworm] - libxerces2-java <postponed> (revisit when/if fix is complete)
[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