CVE-2014-3090

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.

Published: 2014-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3090 is rated Moderate Risk (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.37%). EPSS rose +1.49% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3090

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.89% 2.37% +1.49%
2 2025-03-30 1.24% 0.89% -0.35%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.24% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3090

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3090

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2014-3090

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html" target="_blank">CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3090

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.1.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.12 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.13 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 7.1.2.14 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:7.1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearcase 8.0.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearcase:8.0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3090

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