CVE-2013-2154

Published: Aug 20, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the XML Signature Reference functionality (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via malformed XPointer expressions, probably related to the DSIGReference::getURIBaseTXFM function.

Affected (13)

Products: Apache: Xml Security For C++

1 product

Xml Security For C++

Configuration A

13 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apache Xml Security For C++	Up to 1.7.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 0.1.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 0.2.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.1.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.2.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.2.1
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.3.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.3.1
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.4.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.5.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.5.1
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.6.0
Apache Xml Security For C++	Version 1.6.1

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (14)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0141.html

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2154.txt

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Vendor Advisory

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-cpp/trunk/xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp?r1=1125514&r2=1493959&pathrev=1493959&diff_format=h

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2013-06/0141.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2154.txt

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-cpp/trunk/xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp?r1=1125514&r2=1493959&pathrev=1493959&diff_format=h

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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