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CVE-2012-0881: Denial of service in Apache Xerces2

June 15, 2020 (updated September 29, 2021)

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.

References

  • www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/11
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=787104
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmqm-g3vh-847m
  • github.com/apache/xerces2-j/commit/992b5d9c24102ad20330d36c0a71162753a37449
  • issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1685
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/49dc6702104a86ecbb40292dcd329ce9ae4c32b74733199ecab14a73@%3Cj-users.xerces.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/708d94141126eac03011144a971a6411fcac16d9c248d1d535a39451@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
  • lists.apache.org/thread.html/rea7b831dceeb2a2fa817be6f63b08722042e3647fb2d47c144370a56@%3Ccommon-issues.hadoop.apache.org%3E
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0881
  • www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.12.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.12.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.12.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-399

Source file

maven/xerces/xercesImpl/CVE-2012-0881.yml

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