CVE-2012-0881

CVE-2012-0881 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Apache Xerces2 Java Parser versions prior to 2.12.0. This flaw allows remote attackers to consume excessive CPU resources by sending specially crafted XML messages that trigger hash table collisions. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.