Apache Santuario XML Security for Java before 1.5.6, when applying Transforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures.
CVE-2013-4517
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 4.3 — v2 rates that MEDIUM (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 8.9% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 4.3MEDIUMNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 4.3(low)
- EG Risk
- 27(Track)EG Risk 27/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity43% × 45%Exploitation9% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 9%
- EPSS %ILE
- 95%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 11, 2014
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (44)
- secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/101169
- secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124554/Java-XML-Signature-Denial-Of-Service-Attack.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0170.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0171.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0172.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0195.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1725.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1726.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1727.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1728.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0850.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0851.html
- secalert@redhathttp://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/cve-2013-4517.txt.asc
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/169
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-4517(4)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2015:0850Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.1.0 update
- RHSA-2015:0851Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.1.0 update
- RHSA-2015:0675Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1.0 update
- RHSA-2014:0400Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.1.0 update
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | xmlsec | 2015-04-16 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2015-03-11 | redhat |
| redhat | xml-security-0:1.5.6-3.el6 | 2014-10-28 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-05-06 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2014-04-14 | redhat |
| redhat | xmltooling-0:1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el5 | 2014-02-13 | redhat |
| redhat | xmltooling-0:1.3.4-5.redhat_3.1.ep6.el6 | 2014-02-13 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.apache.santuario:xmlsec | 1.4.0 ... 1.5.5 (15 versions) | 1.5.6 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0170MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0170 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0171MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0171 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0172MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0172 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0195MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0195 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0473MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0473 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0582MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:0582 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1725MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:1725 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1726MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:1726 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1727MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:1727 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1728MODERATE2013-11-01
RHSA-2014:1728 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
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