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RHSA-2014%3A1823

RHSA-2014%3A1823 PUBLISHED CVSS 5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 2.0
5

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.3

Timeline

  • Nov 6, 2014 CVE Published
  • Mar 4, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Apr 29, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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