Description
Zend Framework 1 (ZF1) before 1.12.4, Zend Framework 2 before 2.1.6 and 2.2.x before 2.2.6, ZendOpenId, ZendRest, ZendService_AudioScrobbler, ZendService_Nirvanix, ZendService_SlideShare, ZendService_Technorati, and ZendService_WindowsAzure before 2.0.2, ZendService_Amazon before 2.0.3, and ZendService_Api before 1.0.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via (1) recursive or (2) circular references in an XML entity definition in an XML DOCTYPE declaration, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-6532.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | zendframework | 1.11.13-1.1+deb7u1 | DSA-3265-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | zendframework | 1.10.6-1squeeze3 | DLA-251-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | zendframework/zendframework1 | < 1.12.4 | 1.12.4 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendopenid | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendrest | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-amazon | < 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-api | < 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-audioscrobbler | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-nirvanix | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-slideshare | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-technorati | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
| Packagist | zendframework/zendservice-windowsazure | < 2.0.2 | 2.0.2 | GHSA-5wm2-38q5-5rxv |
Advisories 2
- DSA-3265-1 zendframework - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-251-1 zendframework - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20140331 CVE requests: Zend Framework issues fixed in ZF2014-01 and ZF2014-02 mailing-list
- MDVSA-2014:072 vendor-advisory
- http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0151.html
- 66358 vdb-entry
- DSA-3265 vendor-advisory
- http://framework.zend.com/security/advisory/ZF2014-01