CVE-2009-2625

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 at...

Published: Aug 6, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUNVD-CWE-Other

5.0MEDIUM

Description

Denial of service in Apache Xerces2

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

package-ecosystem

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

IBM Corp.

commercial·USaka ibm corporation, ibm

InfoSphere Information ServerOn-premDatabase

Databases / db-tooling

Google Inc

commercial·USaka google

Android StudioOn-premDesktop App

Mobile Apps

fedoraproject

oss-project·USaka fedora project

fedoraOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2625

nvd.nist.gov

https://github.com/apache/xerces2-j/commit/0bdf77af1d4fd26ec2e630fb6d12e2dfa77bc12b

github.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512921

bugzilla.redhat.com

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