Denial of service in Apache Xerces2
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.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | xerces:xercesImpl | < 2.10.0 | 2.10.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2625
- https://github.com/apache/xerces2-j/commit/0bdf77af1d4fd26ec2e630fb6d12e2dfa77bc12b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512921
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5@%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8520
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9356
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-XERCES-32014
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36162
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36176
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36180
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36199
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37460
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37671
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38342
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43300
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50549
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1
- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
xerces:xercesImpl- Disclosed
- 15.06.2020
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: xerces:xercesImpl
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 5
- First → latest
- 06.2020 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 3
Disclosures per year
- 2020: 2
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 3
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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