java-1.6.0 default external entity processing
Published Feb 6, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.43%
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.
Affected products
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Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
java-1.6.0-bea-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0245
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | java-1.6.0-bea-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0245 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03430) | 88.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.43% (0.03430) | 87.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.00% (0.06004) | 89.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.05% (0.08053) | 86.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.00% (0.06004) | 89.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.39% (0.04391) | 88.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.28% (0.01281) | 86.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.71% (0.00708) | 80.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 79.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2023 | 0.72% (0.00719) | 77.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 81.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 84.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 83.10th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.41% (0.03407) | 66.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (22)
- http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_BEA
- http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-002.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28746 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29841 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29858 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3621 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231246-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200806-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0245.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487434/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27553 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019292 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0371 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1252 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0628 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431416 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0628
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9847 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0628
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