Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in "simply nested DTD structures," as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade xerces-c | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libxerces-c-3_1Upgrade libxerces-c-3_1-32bitUpgrade Xerces-cUpgrade libXerces-c28Upgrade libXerces-c-develUpgrade libxerces-c-3_3 | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
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