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Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2014-8080

Assigner-mitre

Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At-03 Nov, 2014 | 16:00

Updated At-06 Aug, 2024 | 13:10

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.

EPSS History

Score

Latest Score

N/A

Percentile

Latest Percentile

N/A

▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:mitre

Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca

Published At:03 Nov, 2014 | 16:00

Updated At:06 Aug, 2024 | 13:10

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Affected Products

Vendor

n/a

Product

n/a

Versions

Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/61607	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://secunia.com/advisories/62050	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_APPLE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1	vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://secunia.com/advisories/62748	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/61607

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62050

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_APPLE

Hyperlink: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62748

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRIVA

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/61607	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/62050	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_APPLE x_transferred
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935	vdb-entry x_refsource_BID x_transferred
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157	vendor-advisory x_refsource_DEBIAN x_transferred
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1	vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred
http://secunia.com/advisories/62748	third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA x_transferred
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129	vendor-advisory x_refsource_MANDRIVA x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT x_transferred
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/61607

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62050

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_APPLE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935

Resource:

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_DEBIAN

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62748

Resource:

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_MANDRIVA

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_REDHAT

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:cve@mitre.org

Published At:03 Nov, 2014 | 16:55

Updated At:12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 5.0

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CPE Matches

openSUSE

>>opensuse>>12.3

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

openSUSE

>>opensuse>>13.1

cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Canonical Ltd.

>>ubuntu_linux>>12.04

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*

Canonical Ltd.

>>ubuntu_linux>>14.04

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

Canonical Ltd.

>>ubuntu_linux>>14.10

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>Versions up to 1.9.3(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:p550:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p125:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p194:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p286:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p383:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p385:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p392:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p426:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p429:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p448:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p545:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>1.9.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:p547:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p0:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p195:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p247:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p451:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p481:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.0.0

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:p576:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.1.1

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.1.2

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Ruby

>>ruby>>2.1.3

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Red Hat, Inc.

>>enterprise_linux>>6.0

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Red Hat, Inc.

>>enterprise_linux>>7.0

cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: NVD-CWE-Other

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

Evaluator Description

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/61607	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/62050	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/62748	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/61607	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/62050	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/62748	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://support.apple.com/HT205267	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/61607

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62050

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/62748

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70935

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2397-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://support.apple.com/HT205267

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/10/27/rexml-dos-cve-2014-8080/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Exploit

Vendor Advisory

Hyperlink: http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0443.html