FKIE_CVE-2014-8080

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-11-03 16:55 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:16
Severity
Summary
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
cve@mitre.orghttp://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/61607
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62050
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/62748
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1
cve@mitre.orghttps://support.apple.com/HT205267
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/61607
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62050
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/62748
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.apple.com/HT205267
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
opensuse opensuse 12.3
opensuse opensuse 13.1
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.10
ruby-lang ruby *
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 1.9.3
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.0.0
ruby-lang ruby 2.1.1
ruby-lang ruby 2.1.2
ruby-lang ruby 2.1.3
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux 7.0
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  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



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Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

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Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



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