CVE catalog

CVE-2009-1885

xerces-c: CVE-2009-1885

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 11, 2009, 6:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 5.32% · Oct 25, 2026

Stack consumption vulnerability in validators/DTD/DTDScanner.cpp in Apache Xerces C++ 2.7.0 and 2.8.0 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors involving nested parentheses and invalid byte values in "simply nested DTD structures," as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	xerces-c	sid	`3.2.4+debian-1.4`	fixed
Debian	xerces-c	forky	`3.2.4+debian-1.4`	fixed
Debian	xerces-c	trixie	`3.2.4+debian-1.3`	fixed
Debian	xerces-c	bookworm	`3.2.4+debian-1`	fixed
Opensuse	xerces-c	tumbleweed	`3.1.4-1.3`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	xerces-c	source	sid	`3.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[540297]
Debian	xerces-c	source	forky	`3.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[540297]
Debian	xerces-c	source	trixie	`3.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[540297]
Debian	xerces-c	source	bookworm	`3.0.1-2`	low	Not reported	[540297]
Opensuse	xerces-c	rpm	tumbleweed	`3.1.4-1.3`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10039-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #540297]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[libxerces-c-3_3]Unknown
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (1)
- 3.3.0-1.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.1.4-1.3
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · xerces-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libxerces-c-devel]Unknown
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (1)
- 3.3.0-1.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.1.4-1.3
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · xerces-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
[xerces-c-doc]Unknown
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (1)
- 3.3.0-1.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 3.1.4-1.3
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · xerces-c · opensuse · tumbleweed
[xerces-c]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (1)
- 3.3.0-1.8 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.1.4-1.3
  dsa · xerces-c · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libxerces-c3.2]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
[libxerces-c-dev]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
[libxerces-c-doc]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
[libxerces-c-samples]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12
- 3.2.4+debian-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · bookworm; dsa · xerces-c · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libxerces-c3.2t64]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
[libxerces-c-dev]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
[libxerces-c-doc]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
[libxerces-c-samples]Fixed
Source package: [xerces-c]
Details (2)
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13
- 3.2.4+debian-1.3+b2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.0.1-2
  dsa · xerces-c · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]