How severe is GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp?

No CVSS score has been assigned to GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp yet. Review the advisory details and affected package list to assess your exposure.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp?

GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp affects the following packages: xerces:xercesImpl (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp?

Update xerces:xercesImpl to 2.10.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for xerces:xercesImpl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Is GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp?

GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 30.4%, placing it in the 98th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score warrants monitoring and prompt remediation.

When was GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp was published on June 15, 2020 and was last updated on December 2, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

Not in CISA KEV

Denial of service in Apache Xerces2GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp

Fix: apache/xerces2-j@0bdf77a

GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp is a security vulnerability in xerces:xercesImpl. EPSS puts its 30-day exploitation probability at 30.4% (98th percentile). A fix is available for xerces:xercesImpl — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2009-2625

Published

Jun 15, 2020

Updated

Dec 2, 2024

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 12, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

30.4%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Moderate Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs98th percentile — riskier than 98% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕xerces:xercesImpl

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

XMLScanner.java in Apache Xerces2 Java, as used in Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in JDK and JRE 6 before Update 15 and JDK and JRE 5.0 before Update 20, and in other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application hang) via malformed XML input, as demonstrated by the Codenomicon XML fuzzing framework.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`xerces:xercesImpl`	all versions	2.10.0`xerces:xercesImpl:2.10.0`

Affected Products

9 products · 56 configurations

Application

xerces2 javaapache

1 version

2.9.1

ubuntu linuxcanonical

5 versions

6.068.048.109.049.10

debian linuxdebian

2 versions

4.05.0

fedorafedoraproject

2 versions

1011

opensuseopensuse

3 versions

11.011.111.2

Application

jdkoracle

2 versions

1.5.01.6.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for xerces:xercesImpl, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update xerces:xercesImpl to 2.10.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-334p-wv2m-w3vp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Cap what an attacker can consume: apply request size, rate and timeout limits in front of the affected component, and run it with memory and CPU limits so exhaustion degrades one worker rather than the whole service.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Extras for RHEL 3	`java-1.4.2-ibm-0:1.4.2.13.1-1jpp.1.el3`	RHSA-2009:1505
Extras for RHEL 4	`java-1.5.0-sun-0:1.5.0.20-1jpp.1.el4`	RHSA-2009:1199
Extras for RHEL 4	`java-1.6.0-sun-1:1.6.0.15-1jpp.1.el4`	RHSA-2009:1200
Extras for RHEL 4	`java-1.5.0-ibm-1:1.5.0.10-1jpp.4.el4`	RHSA-2009:1236
Extras for RHEL 4	`java-1.6.0-ibm-1:1.6.0.6-1jpp.3.el4`	RHSA-2009:1582
JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 4	`glassfish-javamail-0:1.4.2-0jpp.ep1.5.el4`	RHSA-2009:1637
JBEAP 4.2.0 for RHEL 5	`glassfish-jsf-0:1.2_13-2.1.ep1.el5`	RHSA-2009:1650
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	`java-1.6.0-openjdk-1:1.6.0.0-1.2.b09.el5`	RHSA-2009:1201

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