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CVE-2009-2625: apache xerces2_java

Modified
AliasesRHSA-2009:1615RHSA-2011:0858RHSA-2012:1537
Published 06-08-2009Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-2625 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in apache xerces2_java. EPSS estimates a 30.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
30.38%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10077-1RHSA-2009:1199RHSA-2009:1200RHSA-2009:1201RHSA-2009:1236RHSA-2009:1505

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

30.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 30.38% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat9 products
  • jasperreports-server-pro< 0:4.7.1-2.el6ev
  • xerces-j2< 0:2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5_4.2 | < 0:2.7.1-12.6.el6_0
  • xerces-j2-debuginfo< 0:2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5_4.2 | < 0:2.7.1-12.6.el6_0
  • xerces-j2-demo< 0:2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5_4.2 | < 0:2.7.1-12.6.el6_0
  • xerces-j2-javadoc-apis< 0:2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5_4.2 | < 0:2.7.1-12.6.el6_0
Oracle3 products
  • jdk1.5.0 | 1.5.0:update1 | 1.5.0:update10 | 1.5.0:update11 | 1.5.0:update12 | 1.5.0:update13 | 1.5.0:update14 | 1.5.0:update15 | 1.5.0:update16 | 1.5.0:update17 | 1.5.0:update18 | 1.5.0:update19 | 1.5.0:update2 | 1.5.0:update3 | 1.5.0:update4 | 1.5.0:update5 | 1.5.0:update6 | 1.5.0:update7 | 1.5.0:update8 | 1.5.0:update9 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.0:update1 | 1.6.0:update10 | 1.6.0:update11 | 1.6.0:update12 | 1.6.0:update13 | 1.6.0:update14 | 1.6.0:update2 | 1.6.0:update3 | 1.6.0:update4 | 1.6.0:update5 | 1.6.0:update6 | 1.6.0:update7
  • primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management6.1 | 6.2.1 | 7.0
  • primavera_web_services6.2.1 | 7.0 | 7.0:sp1
Debian2 products
  • libxerces2-java< 2.8.1-1+etch1 | < 2.9.1-2+lenny1 | < 2.9.1-4.1
  • debian_linuxEOL4.0 | 5.0
Apache1 product
Canonical1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Opensuse1 product
Suse1 product
Xerces1 product
  • xercesImpl< 2.10.0

9 vendors · 20 products

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