{
    "id": "CVE-2015-0252",
    "published": "2015-03-24 17:59:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:19:49",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-20",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.39690",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98573",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:19:52",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apache",
            "product": "xerces-c\\+\\+"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "fedoraproject",
            "product": "fedora"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "36906",
            "title": "Apache Xerces-C XML Parser < 3.1.2 - Denial of Service (PoC)",
            "date": "2015-05-04",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html",
        "http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3199",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73252",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032254",
        "http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt",
        "https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906/",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153887.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153903.html",
        "http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html",
        "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html"
    ]
}