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CVE-2008-4482
The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash)…
High7.8EPSS 4.2%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via an XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value, which triggers excessive memory consumption during validation of an XML file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- xerces-maxoccurs-dos(45596) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31533 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/releases.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 32108 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESC-1051 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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