Vulnerability in Apache Xerces2 Java
CVE-2012-0881
Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message to an XML service, which triggers hash table collisions.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.175 (97.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.164 · newest: 0.175 · change: +0.010
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/49dc6702104a86ecbb40292dcd329ce9ae4c32b74733199eca… (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/11 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d79… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc30… (mailing-list)
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1685 (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-0881?
- CVE-2012-0881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Xerces2 Java, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2012-0881?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.