CVE-2009-2625 (Medium) detected in xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

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CVE-2009-2625 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

Xerces2 is the next generation of high performance, fully compliant XML parsers in the Apache Xerces family. This new version of Xerces introduces the Xerces Native Interface (XNI), a complete framework for building parser components and configurations that is extremely modular and easy to program.

Library home page: http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j

Path to dependency file: /tools/reminder-bot/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/xerces/xercesImpl/2.8.0/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar

Dependency Hierarchy: - stanford-corenlp-3.9.2.jar (Root Library) - xom-1.2.10.jar - :x: **xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3da9e0f849079934eb92135cec1f523e22bdc1ad

Found in base branch: spring-bot-master

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2009-08-06

URL: CVE-2009-2625

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.3)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2625

Release Date: 2009-08-06

Fix Resolution: xerces:xercesImpl:2.12.0

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