Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 6, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-0628
CVE-2008-0628
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: <=6 Update 3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- secunia.com/advisories/28746nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277nvd
- scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-002.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29841nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/29858nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/30780nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3621nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xmlnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xmlnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487434/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27553nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0371nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1252nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9847nvd
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