MGASA-2014-0002

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    MGASA-2014-0002

    Published: 6 Jan 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-2172

    Summary: Updated xml-security package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: James Forshaw discovered that Apache XML Security for Java incorrectly validated CanonicalizationMethod parameters. An attacker could use this flaw to spoof XML signatures (CVE-2013-2172).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0002.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11664, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2028-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xml-security

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/xml-security?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.5-1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High