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TI-2008-00598 Aliases CVE-2008-0628GHSA-878m-jp48-9823

The XML parsing code in Sun Java Runtime Environment JDK and JRE 6 Update 3 and earlier…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0343 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.6.0VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jdk:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:a:sun:jre:*:update3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2008:0245 Released 2008-04-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    java-1.6.0-bea security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-bea-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5) java-1.6.0-bea-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-bea-demo-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5, java-1.6.0-bea-devel-1:1.6.0.03-1jpp.2.el5 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0245
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 5)Fixed RHSA-2008:0245

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0628
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-878m-jp48-9823

References

Advisory 7

Other 4

  • TI-2013-01300 The color management (CMM) functionality in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-05098 The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for Sun JDK and JRE 6 Update 10 and earlier; JDK and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-04185 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Java Runtime Environment (JRE)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03392 Unspecified vulnerability in the Deployment component in Oracle Java SE and Java for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2010-03381 Unspecified vulnerability in the New Java Plug-in component in Oracle Java SE and Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2012-01342 Unspecified vulnerability in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) component in Oracle Java… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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