Description
The XML digital signature functionality (xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp) in Apache Santuario XML Security for C++ (aka xml-security-c) before 1.7.1 allows context-dependent attackers to reuse signatures and spoof arbitrary content via crafted Reference elements in the Signature, aka "XML Signature Bypass issue."
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xml-security-c | 1.6.1-6 | — |
| Debian 13 | xml-security-c | 1.6.1-6 | — |
| Debian 12 | xml-security-c | 1.6.1-6 | — |
| Debian 7 | xml-security-c | 1.6.1-5+deb7u1 | DSA-2710-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | xml-security-c | 1.5.1-3+squeeze2 | DSA-2710-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2710-1 xml-security-c - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/santuario/xml-security-cpp/trunk/xsec/dsig/DSIGReference.cpp?r1=1125514&r2=1493959&pathrev=1493959&diff_format=h
- DSA-2710 vendor-advisory
- 20130617 CVE-2013-2153: Apache Santuario C++ signature bypass vulnerability mailing-list
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-15
- http://santuario.apache.org/secadv.data/CVE-2013-2153.txt
- [santuario-commits] 20190823 svn commit: r1049214 - in /websites/production/santuario/content: cache/main.pageCache download.html index.html javaindex.html javareleasenotes.html secadv.data/CVE-2019-12400.asc secadv.html mailing-list
- [santuario-commits] 20210917 svn commit: r1076843 - in /websites/production/santuario/content: cache/main.pageCache index.html javaindex.html secadv.data/CVE-2021-40690.txt.asc secadv.html mailing-list