Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting eap7-h2database package, versions <0:1.4.197-2.redhat_00004.1.el8eap


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-EAP7H2DATABASE-5347851
  • published28 Jan 2022
  • disclosed24 Jan 2022

Introduced: 24 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-23437  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 eap7-h2database to version 0:1.4.197-2.redhat_00004.1.el8eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:4919.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-h2database package and not the eap7-h2database package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1