CVE-2014-8090 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
The REXML parser in Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.3 patchlevel 551, 2.0.x before 2.0.0 patchlevel 598, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) a crafted XML document containing an empty string in an entity that is used in a large number of nested entity references, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-1821 and CVE-2014-8080.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
11/21/2014
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.0 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
12 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
1/2/2017 9:59:17 PM
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http://secunia.com/advisories/62050 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:13:00 PM
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71230 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/11/2016 9:59:37 PM
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
10/9/2015 9:59:42 PM
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html |
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https://support.apple.com/HT205267 |
CVE Modified by Source -
4/22/2015 9:59:39 PM
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http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0472.html |
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129 |
CVE Modified by Source -
4/17/2015 9:59:15 PM
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
3/11/2015 10:01:03 PM
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157 |
CVE Modified by Source -
3/5/2015 9:59:27 PM
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159 |
CVE Modified by Source -
2/10/2015 9:59:43 PM
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http://secunia.com/advisories/62748 |
CVE Modified by Source -
12/11/2014 10:03:55 PM
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html |
CVE Modified by Source -
12/2/2014 10:03:08 PM
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html |
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html |
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Reference |
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http://secunia.com/advisories/59948 |
Initial CVE Analysis -
11/24/2014 10:22:12 AM
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CPE Configuration |
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Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p195:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p247:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p451:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p481:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p576:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p594:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CVSS V2 |
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(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
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CWE |
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NVD-CWE-Other |
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Evaluator Description |
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<a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" target="_blank">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a> |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2412-1 No Types Assigned |
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2412-1 Advisory, Patch |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/11/13/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8090/ No Types Assigned |
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/11/13/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8090/ Advisory, Exploit |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-8090
NVD Published Date:
11/21/2014
NVD Last Modified:
01/02/2017
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