Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:35986

Info

Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 35986
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-1885
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 07 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:34PM
Credit: Jukka Taimisto, Tero Rontti and Rauli Kaksonen from the CROSS project at Codenomicon Ltd
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
Pardus Linux 2009 0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Apache Xerces C++ 3.0.1
Apache Xerces C++ 3.0
Apache Xerces C++ 2.8
Apache Xerces C++ 2.6 .0
Apache Xerces C++ 2.5 .0
Apache Xerces C++ 2.2
Apache Xerces C++ 2.1 .0
Apache Xerces C++ 1.7
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xerces-C++ is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle certain XML data structures.

Exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions in the context of an application using the vulnerable XML parsing library.

Xerces-C++ 3.0.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.1

References

Xerces-C++ Nested DTD Structure XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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