CVE-2015-0252
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Improper input validation
5CVSS MEDIUM
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)40%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html