CVE-2009-2625
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.304 · 98 %ileDEEUFRRUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.3–7.3
weaknesses
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affected products (33)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:infosphere_information_server:11.7
- IBM Tivoli Business Service Managerall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:ibm:tivoli_business_service_manager:-
advisories (5)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1738IBM InfoSphere Information Server: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-10-16csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM InfoSphere Information Server ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0068IBM Business Automation Workflow: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-01-11csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Business Automation Workflow ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0180Dell Data Protection Advisor: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Data Protection Advisor ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen und nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
- GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vpDenial of service in Apache Xerces22020-06-15ghsa · osvUS
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.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1336Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBMFrançais2026-10-16vendor · certfrFR
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references (126)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-10/msg00004.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-11/msg00002.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125787273209737&w=2enisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1232.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1537.htmlenisa_euvd
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