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CVE-2013-5372
The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.8%
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- ibm
Description
The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document that triggers expansion for many entities.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- IC96473 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1508 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2013:1677 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ibm-xml4j-cve20135372-dos(86662) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653087 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1793 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1509 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2013:1507 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 56338 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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