CVE-2015-0252
Apache Xerces-C XML Parser < 3.1.2 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
2Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via crafted XML data.
internal/XMLReader.cpp en Apache Xerces-C anterior a 3.1.2 permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (fallo de segmentación y caída) a través de datos XML manipulados.
A flaw was found in the way the Xerces-C XML parser processed certain XML documents. A remote attacker could provide specially crafted XML input that, when parsed by an application using Xerces-C, would cause that application to crash.
Anton Rager and Jonathan Brossard from the Salesforce.com Product Security Team and Ben Laurie of Google discovered a denial of service vulnerability in xerces-c, a validating XML parser library for C++. The parser mishandles certain kinds of malformed input documents, resulting in a segmentation fault during a parse operation. An unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause an application using the xerces-c library to crash.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-11-18 CVE Reserved
- 2015-03-21 CVE Published
- 2015-05-05 First Exploit
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (19)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html | X_refsource_misc |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73252 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032254 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/131756 | 2015-05-05 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.1 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.1" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 20 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "20" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 21 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "21" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22" | - |
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| Apache Search vendor "Apache" | Xerces-c\+\+ Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" | <= 3.1.1 Search vendor "Apache" for product "Xerces-c\+\+" and version " <= 3.1.1" | - |
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