CVE-2008-4482

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via an XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value, which triggers excessive memory consumption during validation of an XML file.

El analizador XML en Xerces-C++ versiones anteriores a 3.0.0, permite a los atacantes dependientes de contexto causar una denegación de servicios (consumo de pila y caída) a través de un esquema de definición XML con un valor largo maxOccurs, el cual lanza un excesivo consumo de memoria durante la validación de un archivo XML.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-10-07 CVE Reserved
2008-10-08 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2024-08-07 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/releases.html	X_refsource_confirm
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45596	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-1051	2024-08-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31533	2017-08-08

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/32108	2017-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				<= 2.8.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version " <= 2.8.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.3.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.3.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.5.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.5.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.6.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.6.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				1.7.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "1.7.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.0.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.0.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.1.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.1.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.2.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.2.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.3.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.3.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.4.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.4.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.5.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.5.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.6.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.6.0"		-		Affected
Apache Search vendor "Apache"		Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+"				2.7.0 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version "2.7.0"		-		Affected