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.
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.
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://www.apache.org/
Path to dependency file: /pom.xml
Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/xerces/xercesImpl/2.8.0/xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar
Dependency Hierarchy: - esapi-2.1.0.1.jar (Root Library) - xom-1.2.5.jar - :x: **xercesImpl-2.8.0.jar** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: fee298f5d19771ee33839f791a4b159a9a47757f
Found in base branch: 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): 2.9.0
Direct dependency fix Resolution (org.owasp.esapi:esapi): 2.5.3.0