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CVE-2014-8080

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl
5.0
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
ruby4Rocky
Fixed in:0-main@noarchRHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@srcRHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8838
ruby4Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0-main@noarchRHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@aarch64RHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@srcRHSA-2026:8838
Fixed in:0-main@x86_64RHSA-2026:8838
libruby1.9.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1USN-2397-1
libruby2.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1USN-2397-1
ruby1.9.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1USN-2397-1
ruby2.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1USN-2397-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

5.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.