CVE-2013-4002

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.

Published: 2013-07-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4002 is rated High Risk (67.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 24.74%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +17.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4002

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.43% 24.74% +17.31%
2 2026-06-08 8.03% 7.43% -0.60%
3 2026-05-26 8.03%

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4002

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-4002

GHSA-7j4h-8wpf-rqfh · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — Missing XML Validation in Apache Xerces2

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-4002

vendor priority summary link
gentoo high CVE-2013-4002: 1 GLSA(s) (201406-32), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/icedtea-bin); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-4002
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4002
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-4002 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (openjdk-6, openjdk-7), 12 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 9, needed 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4002

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm java 5.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.12.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.12.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 5.0.16.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:5.0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.12.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 6.0.13.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:6.0.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm java 7.0.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:java:7.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.5.0:update51:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.6.0:update60:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jdk 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jdk:1.7.0:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.5.0:update51:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.6.0:update60:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jre 1.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jre:1.7.0:update40:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jrockit >= r27.7.0, <= r27.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jrockit >= r28.0.0, <= r28.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jrockit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_b2b_integrator 5.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm host_on-demand 11.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:host_on-demand:11.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_application_dependency_discovery_manager 7.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_application_dependency_discovery_manager:7.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_b2b_integrator 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_b2b_integrator 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_b2b_integrator:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_file_gateway 2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm sterling_file_gateway 2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_file_gateway:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 10 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_java 10 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_java:10:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_java 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_java:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_java 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_java:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_sdk 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_sdk:11:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_sdk 11 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_sdk:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 9 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 10 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp3:*:*:ltss:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 10 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4002

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00001.html Broken Link Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00026.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00027.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00028.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00029.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00003.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00010.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00023.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674031212883&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=138674073720143&w=2 Issue Tracking Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1059.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1060.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1081.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1440.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1447.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1451.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1505.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1818.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1821.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1822.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1823.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0773.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/56257 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-32.xml Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5982 Third Party Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=965250&r2=1499506&view=patch Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC98015 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21644197 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21653371 Vendor Advisory
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21657539 Vendor Advisory
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/global/security/info/vuls/HS13-025/index.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_ibm_filenet_content_manager_and_ibm_content_foundation_xml_4j_denial_of_service_attack_cve_2013_4002 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/alerts/#IBM_Security_Update_July_2013 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21648172 Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61310 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2033-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2089-1 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0414 Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85260 VDB Entry Vendor Advisory
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1679 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/49dc6702104a86ecbb40292dcd329ce9ae4c32b74733199ecab14a73%40%3Cj-users.xerces.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html Third Party Advisory
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