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CVE-2013-2160

The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CP…

Public exploit code

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Impact

The streaming XML parser in Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before 2.7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via crafted XML with a large number of (1) elements, (2) attributes, (3) nested constructs, and possibly other vectors.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
ApacheCxf
Versions 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5

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