CVE-2008-0628

Summary

CVE	CVE-2008-0628
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	mitre
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2008-02-06 21:00:00 UTC
Updated	2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector

Network

Access Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Application	Sun	Jdk	1.6	All	All	All
Application	Sun	Jre	All	update3	All	All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

References

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
Oracle Fusion Middleware Technologies	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	dev2dev.bea.com
BEA JRockit Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
Sun JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.gentoo.org
Webmail - OVH	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.vupen.com
Sun Java RunTime Environment XML Parsing Unspecified Vulnerability	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo update for sun-jdk, sun-jre-bin, and emul-linux-x86-java - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
#231246: A Vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment XML Parsing Code May Allow URL Resources to be Accessed	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	sunsolve.sun.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Java Runtime Environment (JRE) XML External Entity Property Lets Remote Users Access URL Resources	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	oval.cisecurity.org
SecurityFocus	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.securityfocus.com
SecurityReason - Sun JRE / JDK bug introduces XXE possibilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	securityreason.com
Sun Java Runtime Environment External XML Entities Security Bypass - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com	Patch, Vendor Advisory
Gentoo update for ibm-jdk-bin and ibm-jre-bin - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	secunia.com
JRockit: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org
IBM JDK/JRE: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.gentoo.org
CESA-2007-002 - rev 2	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	scary.beasts.org
Support	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.redhat.com
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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