# CVE-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) v

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2015-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3199
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73252
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152882.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.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-04/msg00012.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153829.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1193.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153094.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153923.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131756/Apache-Xerces-C-XML-Parser-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/secadv/CVE-2015-0252.txt
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032254
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906/
- https://shibboleth.net/community/advisories/secadv_20150319.txt
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36906

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