Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:11276Denial Of Service (DoS)
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Ruby is vulnerable to denial of service. The REXML library does not properly restrict XML entity expansion, allowing a remote attacker to crash the application via a malicious XML document.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702525
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00001.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00036.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0611.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html
secunia.com/advisories/52783
secunia.com/advisories/52902
svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=39384
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2738
www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/06/5
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2013/02/22/rexml-dos-2013-02-22/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/58141
www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2013&m=slackware-security.426862
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1780-1
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=914716
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0611.html
wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0092
Related
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P