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XML Parsing Infinite Loop Affecting xerces:xercesimpl package, versions [,2.3.0)

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 1.72% (88th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-XERCES-30182
  • published 6 Jun 2012
  • disclosed 6 Jun 2012
  • credit Adam Gowdiak, Andrei Costin, Chris Ries, Clayton Smith
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Introduced: 6 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-1724 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

Overview

xerces:xercesImpl XML parsing infinite loop Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java SE 7 update 4 and earlier, and 6 update 32 and earlier, allows remote attackers to affect availability, related to JAXP.