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        "TITLE": "Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser"
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        {
            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "This issue was discovered by Sergey Temnikov and Ziyi Luo, from Amazon Corretto/JDK Team"
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                "value": "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."
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            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl",
                "name": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/6pjwm10bb69kq955fzr1n0nflnjd27dl"
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                "refsource": "MLIST",
                "name": "[oss-security] 20220124 CVE-2022-23437: Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser",
                "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/3"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html",
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                "name": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html"
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            {
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "name": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/",
                "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221028-0005/"
            }
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            "lang": "eng",
            "value": "Apache XercesJ users, should migrate to version 2.12.2"
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