CVE-2012-0881

Denial of service in Apache Xerces2

7.5 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

17.5%Up 13.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2012-0881
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2012-0881
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-0517 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2020-0517
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vmqm-g3vh-847m 7.5

Denial of service in Apache Xerces2

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.

Record: GHSA-vmqm-g3vh-847m
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

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.

Record: CVE-2012-0881
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0881 7.5

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0881
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVGHSA-vmqm-g3vh-847m 7.5

Denial of service in Apache Xerces2

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.

Record: GHSA-vmqm-g3vh-847m
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-400
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-0881 7.5

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-0881
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVCLSA-2026-1770336546 No score

TuxCare security update for xerces:xercesImpl (5 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt xerces:xercesImpl to address 5 CVEs. Fixed in 2.11.0-tuxcare.1.

Record: CLSA-2026-1770336546
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVCLSA-2026-1788215347 No score

TuxCare security update for org.apache.logging.log4j (7 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt 23 org.apache.logging.log4j packages to address 7 CVEs. Fixed in 2.11.0-tuxcare.1.

Record: CLSA-2026-1788215347
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache xerces2 java

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`xerces:xercesImpl` Maven	before 2.12.0	2.12.0
`xerces:xercesImpl` TuxCare:Maven	2.11.0 up to 2.11.0-tuxcare.1	2.11.0-tuxcare.1
`libxerces2-java` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`xerces:xercesImpl` Maven	before 2.12.0, plus listed versions 2.0.02.0.22.10.02.11.02.2.1 Show 12 moreShow less 2.3.02.4.02.5.02.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.2-jaxb-1.0.62.7.12.8.02.8.12.9.02.9.1	2.12.0
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-7	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-7	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.11.0-8	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.0-12.12.1-1	None known

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.1-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known
`libxerces2-java` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.12.2-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-0881 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Xerces2 Java, published October 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in xerces:xercesImpl 2.12.0.

References

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