Infinite loop within Apache XercesJ xml parser
8Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 12%
exploitation probability
12%top 4% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
There's a vulnerability within the Apache Xerces Java (XercesJ) XML parser when handling specially crafted XML document payloads. This causes, the XercesJ XML parser to wait in an infinite loop, which may sometimes consume system resources for prolonged duration. This vulnerability is present within XercesJ version 2.12.1 and the previous versions.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Xerces