CVE-2022-23437

xerces-j2: infinite loop when handling specially crafted XML document payloads

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · January 24, 2022

Updated · September 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This issue causes the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may consume system resources for a prolonged duration, leading to a denial of service condition.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')