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    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.

    Published:Aug 5, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 11, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.14146
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Apache
    Product
    Xerces-c\+\+

    Exploits

    http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=781488

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    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/36201
    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
    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
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515
    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
    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
    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
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=515515
    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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