CVE-2009-2625
MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctlDescription
XMLScanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java, as used in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, and in other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application hang) via malformed XML input, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50549
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1
- http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=787353&diff_format=h
- http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
- http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1984
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:108
- http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1615.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0858.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35958
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022680
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012A.html
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359
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