CVE-2008-0628: sun jdk
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2008-0628 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in sun jdk. EPSS estimates a 3.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 06-02-2008PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier processes external entity references even when the "external general entities" property is false, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks and cause a denial of service or access restricted resources.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
89%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 3.43% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
1 vendor · 2 products
References
18 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9847VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
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- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-002.htmlX Refsource MISC