CVE-2015-0252

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2015-0252 · Published 24/03/2015 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
xerces-c++ apache	`≤ 3.1.1`	No fix yet

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.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html
debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3199
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
securityfocus.com/bid/73252
securitytracker.com/id/1032254
xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt · Vendor Advisory
shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt
exploit-db.com/exploits/36906

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