CVE-2014-8090: XEE

Published Nov 21, 2014
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Updated

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.

Affected Software

26 affected components
ruby-lang Ruby<=1.9.3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p0
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p125
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p194
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p286
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p383
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p385
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p392
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p426
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p429
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p448
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p545
ruby-lang Ruby=1.9.3-p547
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p0
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p195
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p247
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p451
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p481
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p576
ruby-lang Ruby=2.0.0-p594
ruby-lang Ruby=2.1.1
ruby-lang Ruby=2.1.2
ruby-lang Ruby=2.1.3
ruby-lang Ruby=2.1.4

Remediation

Event History

Nov 21, 2014
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8090?

CVE-2014-8090 has a high severity level as it allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through CPU and memory consumption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2014-8090?

To fix CVE-2014-8090, upgrade Ruby to version 1.9.3 patchlevel 551 or higher, 2.0.0 patchlevel 598 or higher, or 2.1.5 or higher.

3

Which Ruby versions are affected by CVE-2014-8090?

CVE-2014-8090 affects Ruby versions 1.9.x before patchlevel 551, 2.0.x before patchlevel 598, and 2.1.x before patchlevel 5.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2014-8090 enable?

CVE-2014-8090 enables a denial of service (DoS) attack through resource exhaustion via crafted XML documents.

5

Is CVE-2014-8090 related to XML processing in Ruby?

Yes, CVE-2014-8090 specifically relates to the REXML parser in Ruby which is vulnerable to handling certain XML entities.

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