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TI-2013-01924 Aliases CVE-2013-2155GHSA-pq9g-7grj-xrm8

Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 does not properly…

Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 does not properly validate length values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or bypass the CVE-2009-0217 protection mechanism and spoof a signature via crafted length values to the (1) compareBase64StringToRaw, (2) DSIGAlgorithmHandlerDefault, or (3) DSIGAlgorithmHandlerDefault::verify functions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05805 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.7.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.1.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.5.1VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xml_security_for_c\+\+:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2155
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq9g-7grj-xrm8

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2013-01925 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Exclusive Canonicalization functionality… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01923 Stack-based buffer overflow in the XML Signature Reference functionality… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2013-01976 Heap-based buffer overflow in the XML Signature Reference functionality in Apache… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2011-02208 Off-by-one error in the XML signature feature in Apache XML Security for C++ 1.6.0, as… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2013-01922 The XML digital signature functionality (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) in Apache Santuario… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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