Red Hat: 2014:1319-01: xerces-j2: Moderate Advisory
Summary
Apache Xerces for Java (Xerces-J) is a high performance, standards
compliant, validating XML parser written in Java. The xerces-j2 packages
provide Xerces-J version 2.
A resource consumption issue was found in the way Xerces-J handled XML
declarations. A remote attacker could use an XML document with a specially
crafted declaration using a long pseudo-attribute name that, when parsed by
an application using Xerces-J, would cause that application to use an
excessive amount of CPU. (CVE-2013-4002)
All xerces-j2 users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Applications using the
Xerces-J must be restarted for this update to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the
Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2013-4002.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
ppc64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
ppc64:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.src.rpm
i386:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.7.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.src.rpm
noarch:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
xerces-j2-demo-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.src.rpm
noarch:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
xerces-j2-demo-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.src.rpm
noarch:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
xerces-j2-demo-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.src.rpm
noarch:
xerces-j2-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7):
noarch:
xerces-j2-demo-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-2.11.0-17.el7_0.noarch.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated xerces-j2 packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - noarch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - noarch
Bugs Fixed
1019176 - CVE-2013-4002 Xerces-J2 OpenJDK: XML parsing Denial of Service (JAXP, 8017298)