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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-0132 · published 18 March 2015

CVE-2015-0132: Ibm rational requirements composer vulnerability

Ibm · Rational Requirements Composer

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.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.3% · top 30.1% CWE-399 · CWE-399
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-0132), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.