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CVE-2012-0881

Published: Oct 30, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
5 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0881
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Xerces2_javaApache*2.11.0 (including)
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuartful*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntubionic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntucosmic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntudevel*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntudisco*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntueoan*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-apps/focal*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-apps/jammy*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-apps/noble*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntufocal*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntugroovy*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuhirsute*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuimpish*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntujammy*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntukinetic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntulucid*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntulunar*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntumantic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntunoble*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuoracular*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuplucky*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuprecise*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuquesting*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntusaucy*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntutrusty*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntutrusty/esm*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuutopic*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuvivid*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuwily*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuxenial*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuyakkety*
Libxerces2-javaUbuntuzesty*

References

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