xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
Published Mar 24, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 39.69%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 7.1
Configuration 2
- 20
- 21
- 22
Configuration 3
- ≤ 3.1.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
xerces-c-0:3.1.1-7.ael7b_1
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1193
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
xerces-c
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
xerces-c
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3
xerces-c
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
xerces-c
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | xerces-c-0:3.1.1-7.ael7b_1 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1193 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | xerces-c | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:P
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 39.69% (0.39690) | 98.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 39.92% (0.39916) | 98.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2026 | 25.21% (0.25211) | 96.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 26.45% (0.26454) | 96.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 28.64% (0.28636) | 96.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 21.53% (0.21534) | 95.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 26.74% (0.26743) | 95.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 45.10% (0.45096) | 96.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 21, 2025 | 26.74% (0.26743) | 95.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 21.53% (0.21534) | 95.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.08% (0.04082) | 92.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 4.06% (0.04056) | 91.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.04% (0.04044) | 91.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.90% (0.03902) | 90.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 70.44% (0.70441) | 99.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 12, 2022 | 70.44% (0.70441) | 99.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 72.65% (0.72654) | 99.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3199 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73252 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032254 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1199103 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0252
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0252
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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