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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-0638 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:54:22.701Z

Reserved: 2008-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-0628

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-02-06T21:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-0628

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2008-01-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-0628 - Bugzilla

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