What is CVE-2012-0880?

CVE-2012-0880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Xerces-C\+\+, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2012-0880?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Xerces-C\+\+

CVE-2012-0880

Apache Xerces-C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message sent to an XML service that causes hash table collisions.

Published 2017-08-08 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.044 (91.3th percentile), scored 2026-11-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Xerces-C\+\+

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/96 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-0880?: CVE-2012-0880 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Xerces-C\+\+, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2012-0880?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.