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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 attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application hang) via malformed XML input, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2009-2625 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 9 products from oracle, from fedoraproject, from opensuse and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-08-06T15:30:00.327

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:09:51.873

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.5.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Application	oracle	jdk	1.6.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	10	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	11	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.0	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.1	Yes
Operating System	opensuse	opensuse	11.2	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	9	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	10	Yes
Operating System	suse	linux_enterprise_server	11	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	4.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	5.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	6.06	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	8.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	9.10	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management	6.1	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management	6.2.1	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management	7.0	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_web_services	6.2.1	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_web_services	7.0	Yes
Application	oracle	primavera_web_services	7.0	Yes
Application	apache	xerces2_java	2.9.1	Yes

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.html Broken Link ([email protected])
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http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/37754 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/38342 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50549 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Broken Link, Patch ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=787353&diff_format=h Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1984 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:209 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:108 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1615.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543 Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Permissions Required ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359 Permissions Required ([email protected])
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https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html Broken Link ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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http://secunia.com/advisories/36162 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36176 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36180 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36199 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37300 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37460 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37671 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37754 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38231 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/38342 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/43300 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50549 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2011&m=slackware-security.486026 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-21-125136-16-1 Broken Link, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-263489-1 Broken Link, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-272209-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1021506.1-1 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/java/trunk/src/org/apache/xerces/impl/XMLScanner.java?r1=572055&r2=787352&pathrev=787353&diff_format=h Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/06/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/22/9 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/26/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0858.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507985/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35958 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022680 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-890-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-294A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-012A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0016.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2543 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3316 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0359 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r204ba2a9ea750f38d789d2bb429cc0925ad6133deea7cbc3001d96b5%40%3Csolr-user.lucene.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8520 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9356 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1199.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1200.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1201.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1636.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1637.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1649.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1650.html Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00310.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg00325.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For oracle's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.