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CVE-2009-2625

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.

Severity
Medium 5.0
Published
6 Aug 2009
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
22 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
30% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
JavaServers and applications · cpe:a:oracle:jdk
  • Version 1.6.0-update14
  • Version 1.6.0-update13
  • Version 1.6.0-update12
  • Version 1.6.0-update11
All 33 release lines
  • Version 1.5.0
  • Version 1.5.0-update1
  • Version 1.5.0-update2
  • Version 1.5.0-update3
  • Version 1.5.0-update4
  • Version 1.5.0-update5
  • Version 1.5.0-update6
  • Version 1.5.0-update7
  • Version 1.5.0-update8
  • Version 1.5.0-update9
  • Version 1.5.0-update10
  • Version 1.5.0-update11
  • Version 1.5.0-update12
  • Version 1.5.0-update13
  • Version 1.5.0-update14
  • Version 1.5.0-update15
  • Version 1.5.0-update16
  • Version 1.5.0-update17
  • Version 1.5.0-update18
  • Version 1.5.0-update19
  • Version 1.6.0
  • Version 1.6.0-update1
  • Version 1.6.0-update2
  • Version 1.6.0-update3
  • Version 1.6.0-update4
  • Version 1.6.0-update5
  • Version 1.6.0-update6
  • Version 1.6.0-update7
  • Version 1.6.0-update10
  • Version 1.6.0-update11
  • Version 1.6.0-update12
  • Version 1.6.0-update13
  • Version 1.6.0-update14

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2625
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2625