Scientific Linux SL5.x: Moderate Advisory for Xerces-j2 Denial of Service

Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:20:11 -0600
Reply-To: Troy Dawson 
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From: Troy Dawson 
Subject: Security ERRATA Moderate: xerces-j2 on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis:	Moderate: xerces-j2 security update
Issue date:	2009-11-30
CVE Names:	CVE-2009-2625

CVE-2009-2625 OpenJDK: XML parsing Denial-Of-Service (6845701)

A flaw was found in the way the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser processed the
SYSTEM identifier in DTDs. A remote attacker could provide a
specially-crafted XML file, which once parsed by an application using
the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser, would lead to a denial of service
(application hang due to excessive CPU use). (CVE-2009-2625)

Applications using the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser must be restarted for
this update to take effect.

SL 5.x

 SRPMS:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5_4.2.src.rpm
 i386:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.i386.rpm
 x86_64:
xerces-j2-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm
xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-7jpp.2.el5.2.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson