Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:11534XML Entity Expansion (XEE)
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 XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attacks. The vulnerability exists as the REXML parser in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.3-p550, 2.0.x before 2.0.0-p594, and 2.1.x before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
References
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html
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rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html
secunia.com/advisories/61607
secunia.com/advisories/62050
secunia.com/advisories/62748
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157
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www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935
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access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
support.apple.com/HT205267
www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/
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