CVE-2015-0132 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 18 Mar 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by sending crafted XML with nested entity references to IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-0132?

CVE-2015-0132 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, published on 18 Mar 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0132?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ibm Rational Doors Next Generation, Ibm Rational Requirements Composer.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2015-0132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3rc4-q7c3-jfpm.