ID:3902 - Exploit for Input validation error in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2015-0252

 
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ID:3902 - Exploit for Input validation error in Debian Linux and Fedora - CVE-2015-0252

Published: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40866
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-0252
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Fedora

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via crafted XML data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.