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.
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DLA-88-1 | ruby1.8 security update |
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DLA-200-1 | ruby1.9.1 security update |
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DSA-3157-1 | ruby1.9.1 security update |
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DSA-3159-1 | ruby1.8 security update |
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EUVD-2014-7929 | 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. |
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USN-2397-1 | Ruby vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.075Z
Reserved: 2014-10-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8080

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-11-03T16:55:07.790
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-8080


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