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CVE-2008-0628

Affected software2 products, listed below
Severity7.8 High CVSS 2.0
WeaknessCWE-264
Published6 Feb 2008
Updated16 Jun 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.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 18 years ago.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment no assessment published
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 3.4% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

  • Protection full XXE
  • Action available security rule
  • Review automated Inferred
  • Record active
Decided by A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule
Finding Protected by Waratek's ARMR xxe security rule, which blocks this class of attack at the JVM level without a rule written for this CVE specifically. The CVE's description identifies a XXE vulnerability. Matched by description (CWE-264 was assigned, but does not settle the class on its own).

How to mitigate CVE-2008-0628

Apply the vendor's fix. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with its XXE rule. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

2 products, 2 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd sun jdk javase 1.6
nvd sun jre javase ≤ 6.0.0.0

References

URLTags
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/277
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28746 Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29841
http://secunia.com/advisories/29858
http://secunia.com/advisories/30780
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-28.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3621
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231246-1
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200804-20.xml

Timeline

Published2008-02-06By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-16NVD's own last-modified date for this record.