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CVE-2009-2625

Published: Aug 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-Other
5.0MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
30.4%
Top 1.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
jdkDev Tool
OSS Libraries / generic-library
primavera p6 enterprise project portfolio managementOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / erp
primavera web servicesOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
opensuseOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise serverOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
canonical
commercial·GBaka canonical ltd.
ubuntu linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
slackware.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
rhn.redhat.com
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
rhn.redhat.com
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