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CVE-2012-0881 (High, reachable) detected in xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar - autoclosed #76

Closed mend-for-github-com[bot] closed 3 months ago

mend-for-github-com[bot] commented 3 months ago

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: /pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/xerces/xercesImpl/2.8.0/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - xom-1.2.5.jar - :x: **xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 0638324b7d503b1f148e5a231d4de747adbd151d

Found in base branch: master

Reachability Analysis This vulnerability is potentially reachable ``` org.t246osslab.easybuggy.core.servlets.AbstractServlet (Application) -> org.owasp.esapi.ESAPI (Extension) -> org.owasp.esapi.reference.DefaultValidator (Extension) -> org.cyberneko.html.parsers.SAXParser (Extension) ... -> org.cyberneko.html.HTMLScanner (Extension) -> org.cyberneko.html.HTMLScanner$ContentScanner (Extension) -> ❌ org.apache.xerces.util.XMLAttributesImpl (Vulnerable Component) ```

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 (xerces:xercesImpl): 2.12.0

Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.owasp.esapi:esapi): 2.5.3.0


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mend-for-github-com[bot] commented 3 months ago

:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.