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Vulnerability record · CVE-2009-2625 · published 6 August 2009

CVE-2009-2625: Oracle jdk vulnerability

Oracle · Jdk

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 30% · top 1.8%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
9Affected product versions listed by NVD
126References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

9 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36162 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/37754 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38342 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50549 Third Party Advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026 Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Broken LinkPatch
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1 Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1 Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1 Broken Link
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=78 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/ Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1984 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:108 Third Party Advisory
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9 Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2010-084891.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2009-096303.html Broken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1615.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0858.html Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2009-2625), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.