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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 triggers excessive memory consumption during validation of an XML file.

Published

2008-10-08T02:00:01.267

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ ≤ 2.8.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.0.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.0.1 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.1.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.2.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.3.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.4.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.5.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.6.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 1.7.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.0.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.1.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.2.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.3.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.4.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.5.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.6.0 Yes
Application apache xerces-c\+\+ 2.7.0 Yes
References