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Unscored severity · published Aug 11, 2009
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…
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CVSS
5.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.3% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xerces-c++ · Apache
2.7.0; 2.8.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
XE
Xerces-c++
Apache
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1885
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-1885
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36201
svn.apache.org
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/xerces/c/trunk/src/xercesc/validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp?r1=781488&r2=781487&pathrev=781488&view=patch
Exploit
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488
www.cert.fi
http://www.cert.fi/en/reports/2009/vulnerability2009085.html
www.codenomicon.com
http://www.codenomicon.com/labs/xml/
www.mandriva.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:223
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