Severity: High

Description: SAS Viya 3.5 contains a version of Apache Xerces2 Java Parser earlier than 2.12.0, which is vulnerable to CVE-2012-0881.

Potential Impact: SAS applications might be susceptible to denial of service attacks.

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Operating System and Release Information

Viya on Windows: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Windows Deployment Guide at

Viya on Linux: An update for this issue is available for SAS Viya 3.5. For instructions on how to access and apply software updates, see the Updating Your SAS Viya software section in the SAS Viya 3.5 for Linux Deployment Guide at