PT-2022-15994

CVE-2022-23437

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Published

2022-01-24

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Updated

2026-10-08

Description by

CVSS 2.0
7.8
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) versions 2.12.1 and earlier
Description The issue arises when the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser handles specially crafted XML document payloads, causing it to enter an infinite loop. This loop may consume system resources for a prolonged duration.
Recommendations For Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) versions 2.12.1 and earlier, update to a version later than 2.12.1 to resolve the issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
GHSA-H65F-JVQW-M9FJ
GHSA-XXX9-3XCR-GJJ3
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ALT-PU-2023-8457
ALT-PU-2024-7812
AZL-109499
CLEANSTART-2026-HR57844
OESA-2022-1625
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0500-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0500-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0503-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2022_0503-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11845-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11999-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13165-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14174-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14697-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10356-1
RHSA-2022:4918
RHSA-2022:4919
ROSA-SA-2025-2621
SUSE-SU-2022:0500-1
SUSE-SU-2022_0500-1
SUSE-SU-2022:0503-1
SUSE-SU-2022_0503-1
SUSE-SU-2022:0542-1
SUSE-SU-2022_0542-1
SUSE-SU-2022:14889-1
SUSE-SU-2022_14889-1
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