CVE-2012-0881: Apache XERCES2 Java

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Apache Xerces2 Java Parser before 2.12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted message to an XML service, which triggers hash table collisions.

Affected products

• Apache XERCES2 Java: up to and including 2.11.0

Published 2017-10-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.