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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, a…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
OracleJdk
Versions 1.5.0, 1.6.0
FedoraprojectFedora
Versions 10, 11
OpensuseOpensuse
Versions 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
SuseLinux Enterprise Server
Versions 9, 10, 11
DebianDebian Linux
Versions 4.0, 5.0
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10
OraclePrimavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
Versions 6.1, 6.2.1, 7.0
OraclePrimavera Web Services
Versions 6.2.1, 7.0
ApacheXerces2 Java
Version 2.9.1

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