XMLscanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0, as used in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in IBM Java 5.0 before 5.0 SR16-FP3, 6 before 6 SR14, 6.0.1 before 6.0.1 SR6, and 7 before 7 SR5 as well as Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, Java SE 5.0u51 and earlier, JRockit R28.2.8 and earlier, JRockit R27.7.6 and earlier, Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier, and possibly other products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via vectors related to XML attribute names.
CVE-2013-4002
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.1 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 24.7% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.1HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.1HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 52EG Risk 52/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 25%
- EPSS %ILE
- 97th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track or Track* at medium and Track* or Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact unknown (not published for this CVE). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
July 23, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (98)
- psirt@ushttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00001.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00010.html
- psirt@ushttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00023.html
- psirt@ushttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674031212883&w=2
- psirt@ushttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2
- psirt@ushttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html
- psirt@ushttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html
- psirt@ushttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html
- psirt@ushttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-4002(7)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2015:0773Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6.4.1 update
- RHSA-2015:0765Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.0.0 security update
- RHSA-2015:0720Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6.0.0 security update
- RHSA-2015:0675Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6.1.0 update
- RHSA-2015:0234Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BPM Suite 6.0.3 security update
- RHSA-2015:0235Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6.0.3 security update
- RHSA-2014:0414Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: java-1.6.0-sun security update
Patch Availability(18)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xerces:xercesImpl | 2.0.0 ... 2.9.1 (17 versions) |
| — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(15)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1059MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1059 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1060MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1060 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1081MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1081 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1440MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1440 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1447MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1447 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1451MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1451 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1505MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2013:1505 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1319MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2014:1319 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1818MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2014:1818 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1821MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2014:1821 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1822MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2014:1822 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1823MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2014:1823 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2015:0269MODERATE2013-10-15
RHSA-2015:0269 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-2033-1MEDIUM
OpenJDK 6 vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2089-1MEDIUM
OpenJDK 7 vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
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Related CVEs(same product + same vendor)
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- CVE-2013-5842EG 10.0EPSS p97HIGH
- CVE-2013-5830EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2013-5829EG 10.0EPSS p94HIGH
- CVE-2013-5817EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2013-5814EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2013-5809EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2013-5782EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2013-5850EG 9.3EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2013-5802EG 7.5EPSS p91HIGH
- CVE-2013-5804EG 6.4EPSS p90MEDIUM
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