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TI-2009-01796 Aliases CVE-2009-1885GHSA-m76p-wpqx-3m7x

Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++…

Priority LOW 28CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in "simply nested DTD structures," as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05324 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerableApache
cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8.0VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1885
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m76p-wpqx-3m7x

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Advisory 5

Other 4

  • TI-2017-09352 NULL pointer dereference in Apache Xerces C++ CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-01924 Use-after-free vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 3.1.3… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-00221 internal/XMLReader.cpp in Apache Xerces-C before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2016-03837 Stack-based buffer overflow in Apache Xerces-C++ before 3.1.4 allows context-dependent… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-01214 Use after free in Apache Xerces-C CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-15801 Apache Xerces C++: Use-after-free on external DTD scan CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 10 →

Sources

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