CVE-2012-0881 (High) detected in xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

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CVE-2012-0881 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

Xerces2 is the next generation of high performance, fully compliant XML parsers in the Apache Xerces family. This new version of Xerces introduces the Xerces Native Interface (XNI), a complete framework for building parser components and configurations that is extremely modular and easy to program.

Library home page: http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j

Path to dependency file: JAVA_DEMO/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/xerces/xercesImpl/2.8.0/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar,JAVA_DEMO/target/easybuggy-1-SNAPSHOT/WEB-INF/lib/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - :x: **xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 31e9f6b0e188589908d52f26b2e82abbe719e296

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message to an XML service, which triggers hash table collisions.

Publish Date: 2017-10-30

URL: CVE-2012-0881

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0881

Release Date: 2017-10-30

Fix Resolution: 2.12.0

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