CVE-2012-0881

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
2.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 16% 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: October 30, 2017 (3118 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

Description

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.

CWE

CWE-399

Affected Products

apache xerces2 java

References

🔗 www.openwall.com 🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 issues.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org 🔗 lists.apache.org