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.
References (20)
Core 20
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/61607
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62050
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT205267
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62748
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0554
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.10
opensuse/opensuse
12.3
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
redhat/enterprise_linux
6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
ruby-lang/ruby
1.9.3 (13 CPE variants)
ruby-lang/ruby
2.0.0 (7 CPE variants)
ruby-lang/ruby
2.1.1
... and 3 more
Published
Nov 03, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026