peter bassill · operator
$ cve CVE-2015-0252 JSON

CVE-2015-0252 EXPLOIT

5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.7% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

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.

Scoring

CVSS5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0)
VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS39.69% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-20
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2015-03-24
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (3)

VendorProduct
apachexerces-c\+\+
debiandebian linux
fedoraprojectfedora

Public exploits

References

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