CVE-2012-0880

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.7%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 18% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: August 8, 2017 (3201 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

Apache Xerces-C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message sent to an XML service that causes hash table collisions.

CWE

CWE-399

Affected Products

apache xerces-c\+\+

References

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