CVE-2009-2625

N/A Unknown
Published: August 06, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37754
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38342
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50549
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=787353&diff_format=h
Source: cret@cert.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1984
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:108
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1615.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0858.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35958
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022680
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012A.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
Source: cret@cert.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: cret@cert.org
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359
Source: cret@cert.org
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512921
Source: cret@cert.org
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Source: cret@cert.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8520
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9356
Source: cret@cert.org
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Source: cret@cert.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37754
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38342
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Patch Vendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=787353&diff_format=h
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1615.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0858.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35958
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512921
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8520
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9356
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory

126 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.2%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

canonical opensuse suse fedoraproject apache debian oracle