Is CVE-2013-4002 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-4002 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-29.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-4002?

CVE-2013-4002 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2013-4002?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-4002.

Which products are affected by CVE-2013-4002?

90 products: ibm java, ibm java, ibm java, ibm java, ibm java, and 85 more.

CVE-2013-4002 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 7/23/2013
Last Modified: 4/29/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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