CVE-2013-5372

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-10-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The XML4J parser in IBM WebSphere Message Broker 6.1 before 6.1.0.12, 7.0 before 7.0.0.7, and 8.0 before 8.0.0.4 and IBM Integration Bus 9.0 before 9.0.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document that triggers expansion for many entities.

Affected products

IBM WebSphere Message Broker: 6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.4, 6.1.0.5 (+17)

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00013.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1507.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1508.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1509.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1793.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/56338
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC96473
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653087
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655201
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21655202
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86662
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_November_2013

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