# CVE-2014-3090: XML external entity in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service in IBM Rational ClearCase via crafted XML with nested entities, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Sep 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g6x3-992w-85wr

## What is CVE-2014-3090?

CVE-2014-3090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Rational ClearCase 7.1 before 7.1.2.15, 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.12, and 8.0.1 before 8.0.1.5 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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3090?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Rational Clearcase.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-3090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-3090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-6221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6221/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2014-0931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0931/): XML external entity in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2019-4059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4059/): Hardcoded credentials in Rational ClearCase (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-5039](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5039/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2013-5415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5415/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3090 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3090/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3090/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3090
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3090
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3090

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