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CVE-2008-0628

CVE information

Published

16 years ago

Last Modified

5 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

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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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.8/10
Exploit Score
8.6/10
Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
7.8/10
Confidentiality Impact
None
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Partial

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
- -

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