The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via an XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value, which triggers excessive memory consumption during validation of an XML file
Published Oct 8, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.18%
Description
The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via an XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value, which triggers excessive memory consumption during validation of an XML file.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.8.0
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.1.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.3.0
- 1.4.0
- 1.5.0
- 1.6.0
- 1.7.0
- 2.0.0
- 2.1.0
- 2.2.0
- 2.3.0
- 2.4.0
- 2.5.0
- 2.6.0
- 2.7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. Red Hat Enterprise MRG does not use Xerces-C++ in a manner that is vulnerable to this flaw.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.18% (0.04183) | 90.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.18% (0.04183) | 89.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.99% (0.01990) | 82.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 68.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 67.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00272) | 62.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 67.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 65.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01246) | 41.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-1051 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32108 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31533 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/releases.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4482 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45596 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4482
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4482
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-1051 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32108 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31533 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/releases.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4482 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45596 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4482 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4482 |
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