CVE-2012-5575
mediumpriority · track · 38OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.063 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ASredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el4.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 4 ESredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0873 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedapache-cxf-0:2.2.12-12.patch_07.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedjbossws-0:3.1.2-14.SP15_patch_02.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el5.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 5 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6.noarch as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - Fixedwss4j-0:1.5.12-6_patch_03.ep5.el6.src as a component of Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5 for RHEL 6 Serverredhat_csaf
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0874 - FixedRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2redhat_csaf
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your existing JBoss Enterprise Application Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files). The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0875 - FixedRed Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.2redhat_csaf
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your existing JBoss Enterprise Web Platform installation (including all applications and configuration files). The JBoss server process must be restarted for this update to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0876 - FixedRed Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3redhat_csaf
The References section of this erratum contains a download link (you must log in to download the update). Before applying the update, back up your existing Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform installation (including its databases, applications, configuration files, and so on). Note that it is recommended to halt the Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform server by stopping the JBoss Application Server process before installing this update, and then after installing the update, restart the Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform server by starting the JBoss Application Server process.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0943
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.8
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- tafamace/CVE-2012-5575tafamace/CVE-2012-5575PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (81)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (6)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2013:0873Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update2013-05-28csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated packages for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 which fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
- RHSA-2013:0874Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update2013-05-28csaf · redhat_csafUS
Updated packages for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 which fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
- RHSA-2013:0875Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 security update2013-05-28csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.2.0 which fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
- RHSA-2013:0876Red Hat Security Advisory: JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 security update2013-05-28csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.2.0 which fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
- RHSA-2013:0943Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 update2013-06-12csaf · redhat_csafUS
Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5.3.1 roll up patch 2, which fixes one security issue and various bugs, is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.
- GHSA-7v5v-9v8r-w864Inadequate Encryption Strength in Apache CXF2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
Apache CXF 2.5.x before 2.5.10, 2.6.x before CXF 2.6.7, and 2.7.x before CXF 2.7.4 does not verify that a specified cryptographic algorithm is allowed by the WS-SecurityPolicy AlgorithmSuite definition before decrypting, which allows remote attackers to force CXF to use weaker cryptographic algorithms than intended and makes it easier to decrypt communications, aka "XML Encryption backwards compatibility attack."
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sources
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references (70)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://cxf.apache.org/cve-2012-5575.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0833.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0834.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0839.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0873.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0874.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0875.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0876.htmlcnnvd
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