Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.805202
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Ruby 'REXML' Parser XML Entity Expansion (XEE) Vulnerability (Windows)
Summary:	This host is installed with Ruby and is; prone to XML entity expansion vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: This host is installed with Ruby and is prone to XML entity expansion vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: Flaw exists due to an error within the REXML module when parsing XML entities. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) condition. Affected Software/OS: Ruby versions Ruby 1.9.x before 1.9.3-p551, 2.0.x before 2.0.0-p598, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5 on Windows. Solution: Upgrade to Ruby 1.9.3-p551 or 2.0.0-p598 or 2.1.5 later. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 71230 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8090 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71230 Debian Security Information: DSA-3157 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3157 Debian Security Information: DSA-3159 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3159 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:129 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1911 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1911.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1912 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1912.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1913 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1913.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1914 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1914.html http://secunia.com/advisories/59948 http://secunia.com/advisories/62050 http://secunia.com/advisories/62748 SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1589 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00035.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0002 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00000.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0007 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-01/msg00004.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2412-1
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