CVE-2008-4482 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...
HighCVSS 7.8
EPSS 4.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apache xerces-c++ | <= 2.8.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.0.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.0.1 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.1.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.2.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.3.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.4.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.5.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.6.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 1.7.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.0.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.1.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.2.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.3.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.4.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.5.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.6.0 | No fix listed |
| apache xerces-c++ | = 2.7.0 | No fix listed |
References
- issues.apache.org exploit
- 32108 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 31533 patch vdb-entry
- xerces.apache.org
- xerces-maxoccurs-dos(45596) vdb-entry