CVE-2008-0628 — XML External Entity (XXE) Injection in JRE

CWE-2645 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
6.8%
top 8.67%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
SUN JRESUN JDK
Timeline
PublishedFeb 6
Latest updateMay 1

Description

The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier processes external entity references even when the "external general entities" property is false, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML external entity (XXE) attacks and cause a denial of service or access restricted resources.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:CExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 7.8

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDsun/jre1.6.0
▶NVDsun/jdk1.6

Patches

Patch: secunia.com ↗Patch: secunia.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-878m-jp48-9823: The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier processes external entity references even when the "external g↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2008-0628: The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier processes external entity references even when the "external g↗2008-02-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
java-1.6.0 default external entity processing↗2008-01-31
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-0628 java-1.6.0 default external entity processing↗2008-02-04
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