Algorithmic Complexity Affecting xerces-c-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.4% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-XERCESCDOC-12214205
  • published28 Aug 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2012

Introduced: 1 Jan 2012

CVE-2012-0880  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-407  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:10 xerces-c-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xerces-c-doc package and not the xerces-c-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache Xerces-C++ allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message sent to an XML service that causes hash table collisions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1