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CVE-2015-0252 json

internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash)…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-0273

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
38.7%
EPSS 38.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • xerces-c Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.1-5.1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-0252

  • xerces-c Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.1.1-5.1~build0.14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0252

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  • xerces-c RHEL 7 3.1.1-7.el7_1
  • xerces-c RHEL 7 3.1.1-7.ael7b_1

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1193

  • xerces-c SLED 12, SLE Workstation Extension 12 3.1.1-4.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:0597-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-0252 updated cvss 5.0

xerces-c: crashes on malformed input

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 xerces-c Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 xerces-c Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 xerces-c Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 xerces-c
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-7.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c 3.1.1-7.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) xerces-c-doc 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c-devel 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c-doc 3.1.1-7.ael7b_1, xerces-c-devel 3.1.1-7.ael7b_1, xerces-c-debuginfo 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c-debuginfo 3.1.1-7.ael7b_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) xerces-c 3.1.1-7.el7_1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) xerces-c-doc 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c-devel 3.1.1-7.el7_1, xerces-c-debuginfo 3.1.1-7.el7_1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1193

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-36906)

Exploit prediction

38.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36906 Apache Xerces-C XML Parser < 3.1.2 - Denial of Service (PoC) dos, 2015-05-04

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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