CVE-2013-4517: Java XML Signature DoS Attack

January 10, 2014 (updated November 8, 2018)

When applying Transforms this package allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted Document Type Definitions (DTDs), related to signatures.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2013-4517
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/download/attachments/27821224/cve-2013-4517.txt.asc

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