CVE-2015-0132

The XML parser in IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix3 and 5.x before 5.0.2 and Rational Requirements Composer 2.x and 3.x before 3.0.1.6 iFix5 and 4.x before 4.0.7 iFix3 does not properly detect recursion during entity expansion, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted XML document containing a large number of nested entity references, a similar issue to CVE-2003-1564.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - psirt@us.ibm.com

Published

2015-03-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Rational Doors Next Generation (Ibm)
• Rational Requirements Composer (Ibm)

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21698248