CVE search · CVE-2024-39908
CVE-2024-39908
medium 4.3
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.
Details
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
- Weakness
- CWE-400
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | medium 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
security-advisories@github.comSecondary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0008/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908Vendor Advisory