CVE-2008-4482
The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4482- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4482- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4463 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-37q4-89pv-rvxq No score
The XML parser in Xerces-C++ before 3.0.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of...
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.
- Record
GHSA-37q4-89pv-rvxq- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apache Xerces-c\+\+, published October 8, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.18%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.