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