ByteOS Network

The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

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

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-20	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb	cve@mitre.org	Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	cve@mitre.org	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

Hyperlink: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/31602

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32165

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32219

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32255

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32256

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/32371

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33178

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/33185

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/35074

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Exploit

Patch

Hyperlink: http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

Patch

Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource:

US Government Resource

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca