Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-1885
Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in "simply nested DTD structures," as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-1885
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.13%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 47 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-1885
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-1885
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2009-1885
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Red Hat 2009-08-12Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2009-1885 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future xerces-c packages update in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.1 may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01099.html
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52321
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01136.html
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515
Patch
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2196
Patch;Vendor Advisory
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http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
XML flaw threatens apps built with Sun, Apache, Python libraries | Network World
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01001.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35986
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http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488
Exploit
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http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
Etusivu | Kyberturvallisuuskeskus
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:223
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http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/c/trunk/src/xercesc/validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp?r1=781488&r2=781487&pathrev=781488&view=patch
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http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
Vulnerabilities Found at CyRC - CyRC | Synopsys
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01150.html
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:xerces-c\+\+:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*