Synopsis: Moderate: xerces-j2 security update Issue Date: 2011-06-08 CVE Numbers: CVE-2009-2625 The xerces-j2 packages provide the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser, a high-performance XML parser. A Document Type Definition (DTD) defines the legal syntax (and also which elements can be used) for certain types of files, such as XML files. 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) Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. Applications using the Apache Xerces2 Java Parser must be restarted for this update to take effect. SL6: i386 xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.i686.rpm x86_64 xerces-j2-javadoc-xni-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-other-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-impl-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-javadoc-apis-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-demo-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-debuginfo-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm xerces-j2-scripts-2.7.1-12.6.el6_0.x86_64.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team