Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2013-2160
CVE-2013-2160
Description
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 packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrsMaven | >= 2.5.0, < 2.5.10 | 2.5.10 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrsMaven | >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.7 | 2.6.7 |
org.apache.cxf:cxf-rt-frontend-jaxrsMaven | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.4 | 2.7.4 |
Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 20 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:cxf:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
20- jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-285nvdPatchWEB
- jira.codehaus.org/browse/WSTX-287nvdPatchWEB
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2013-2160.txt.ascnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-254q-rp36-v2m8ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2160ghsaADVISORY
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1437.htmlnvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
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- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rff42cfa5e7d75b7c1af0e37589140a8f1999e578a75738740b244bd4@%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r36e44ffc1a9b365327df62cdfaabe85b9a5637de102cea07d79b2dbf%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Envd
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc774278135816e7afc943dc9fc78eb0764f2c84a2b96470a0187315c%40%3Ccommits.cxf.apache.org%3Envd
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