# CVE-2014-8875: The XML\_RPC\_cd function in lib/pear/XML/RPC.php in Revive Adserver before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU an

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-12-19 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The XML_RPC_cd function in lib/pear/XML/RPC.php in Revive Adserver before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a crafted XML-RPC request, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/129621/Revive-Adserver-3.0.5-Cross-Site-Scripting-Denial-Of-Service.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534264/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71721
- http://www.revive-adserver.com/security/revive-sa-2014-002/

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