Sun JRE 5.0/6 XMLScanner.java access control

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sun JRE 5.0/6 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown code of the file XMLScanner.java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared 08/06/2009 with Codenomicon (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-2625. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68288 (Oracle Linux 6 : xerces-j2 (ELSA-2011-0858)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216026 (VMware ESX 4.0 Update for Multiple Packages (VMSA-2009-0016)).

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53082) and Tenable (68288). The entries 47335, 47334, 47333 and 47332 are related to this item.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 68288
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : xerces-j2 (ELSA-2011-0858)
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OpenVAS ID: 66145
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1921-1 (expat)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Organization: Codenomicon
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-2625 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53082
Vulnerability Center: 23257 - [cpujan2010-084891] Oracle BEA Suite and Primavera Product Suite and Apache Xerces2 Java in Sun JDK and JRE Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35958 - Sun Java Runtime Environment XML Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 14:20
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (66), 02/13/2017 10:19 (9), 08/13/2021 14:16 (4), 08/13/2021 14:20 (1)
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