CVE-2008-4482 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Xerces-C++ versions prior to 3.0.0, where a specially crafted XML schema definition with a large maxOccurs value can lead to excessive memory consumption and a crash during XML file validation. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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