CVE-2015-0132

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0132
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-18 10:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 4.0.7 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 5.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation 5.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 2.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 2.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 2.0.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 2.0.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 2.0.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.2 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.3 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.4 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.5 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 3.0.1.6 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.0 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.1 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.2 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.3 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.4 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.5 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.6 All All All
Application Ibm Rational Requirements Composer 4.0.7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Rational DOORS Next Generation and Rational Requirements Composer with potential for Denial of Service attack (CVE-2015-0132) - United States af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www-01.ibm.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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