XXE in Apple Ipados
CVE-2013-0340
expat before version 2.4.0 does not properly handle entities expansion unless an application developer uses the XML_SetEntityDeclHandler function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption), send HTTP…
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.001 (18.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- [oss-security] 20130221 CVEs for libxml2 and expat internal and external XML entity expansion (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- [oss-security] 20130413 Re-evaluating expat/libxml2 CVE assignments (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- 90634 (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- 1028213 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- GLSA-201701-21 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- 58233 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, Broken Link)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-0340?
- CVE-2013-0340 is a vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). Published 2014-01-21.
- Is CVE-2013-0340 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.