National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2625

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: SUNALERT

Name: 263489

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-8337

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html

External Source: FEDORA

Name: FEDORA-2009-8329

Hyperlink:https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:1201

Hyperlink:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:1200

Hyperlink:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html

External Source: REDHAT

Name: RHSA-2009:1199

Hyperlink:https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1022680

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022680

External Source: BID

Name: 35958

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35958

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html

Hyperlink:http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2009:209

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/

Hyperlink:http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html

Hyperlink:http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36199

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36199

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36180

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36180

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36176

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36176

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 36162

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/36162