4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2009-1885
Apache Xerces C++ DTD Scanner Stack Consumption Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 11, 2009, 6:30 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2009-1885 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache xerces-c\+\+
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2009-1885.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/36201 Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/c/trunk/src/xercesc/validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp?r1=781488&r2=781487&pathrev=781488&view=patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488 Exploit
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:223
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2196 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52321
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01001.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01099.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01136.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01150.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36201 Vendor Advisory
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/c/trunk/src/xercesc/validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp?r1=781488&r2=781487&pathrev=781488&view=patch
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488 Exploit
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:223
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35986
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2196 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515 Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52321
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01001.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01099.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01136.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01150.html

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/36201
    Added Reference http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/c/trunk/src/xercesc/validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp?r1=781488&r2=781487&pathrev=781488&view=patch
    Added Reference http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488
    Added Reference http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
    Added Reference http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:223
    Added Reference http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2009/080509-xml-flaw.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35986
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2196
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52321
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01001.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01099.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01136.html
    Added Reference https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-August/msg01150.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/52321 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52321 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2009

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.13 }} 0.00%

score

0.45906

percentile

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