CVE-2015-0252
published 2015-03-24CVE-2015-0252: 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.
PriorityP338medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EXPLOIT
EPSS
39.69%
98.5th percentile
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
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | xerces-c | <= 3.1.1 | — |
| apache | xerces-c | >= 0 < 3.1.1-5.1 | 3.1.1-5.1 |
| apache | xerces-c | >= 0 < 3.1.1-5.1 | 3.1.1-5.1 |
| apache | xerces-c | >= 0 < 3.1.1-5.1 | 3.1.1-5.1 |
| apache | xerces-c | >= 0 < 3.1.1-5.1 | 3.1.1-5.1 |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | xerces-c | < xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1 (bookworm) | xerces-c 3.1.1-5.1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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Red Hat
xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
vendor_redhat·2015-03-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
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.
A flaw was found in the way the Xerces-C XML parser processed certain XML documents. A remote attacker could provide specially crafted XML input that, when parsed by an application using Xerces-C, would cause that application to crash.
Package: xerces-c (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: xerces-c (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2) - Will not fix
Package: xerces-c (Red Hat Enterprise MRG 3) - Will not fix
Package: xerces-c (Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2015-0252: xerces-c - internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers t...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252: xerces-c - internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers t...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 3.1.1-5.1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.1.1-5.1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.1.1-5.1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.1.1-5.1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.1.1-5.1)
GHSA
GHSA-394g-p2rq-jhvm: internal/XMLReader
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-394g-p2rq-jhvm: internal/XMLReader
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-0252: internal/XMLReader
osv·2015-03-24·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252: internal/XMLReader
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.
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0252 mingw-xerces-c: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252 mingw-xerces-c: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-0252 mingw-xerces-c: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
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that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [epel-6]
bugzilla·2015-03-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [epel-6]
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
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epel-6 tracking bug for xerces-c: see blocks bug list for full detail
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c27: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c27: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c27: xerces-c: crashes on malformed input [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
bugzilla·2015-03-05·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2015-0252 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
CVE-2015-0252 xerces-c: crashes on malformed input
The Xerces-C XML parser mishandles certain kinds of malformed input documents, resulting in a segmentation fault during a parse operation. The bug does not appear to allow for remote code execution, but is a denial of service attack that in many applications may allow for an unauthenticated attacker to supply malformed input and cause a crash.
Suggested upstream patch is attached to this Bugzilla.
Discussion:
Created attachment 998360
XMLReader.cpp.patch
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This is now public: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/892
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Upstream commit:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1667870
External References:
http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt
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Created mingw-xerces-c tracking bugs for this is
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2015-03-24
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