CVE-2008-0628

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Feb 6, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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