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Medium
CVE-2014-8080
The REXML parser in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.3-p550, 2.0.x before...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61607
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62050
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/
- https://support.apple.com/HT205267
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62748
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html
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Affected Vendor
opensuse
View all reports →Affected Software
opensuse, ubuntu linux, ruby, enterprise linux
Vulnerable Versions:
12.3, 13.1, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 0, 1.9.3, 2.0.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 6.0, 7.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 3rd, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.