CVE-2024-41946: REXML DoS vulnerability
ruby · rexml
Affected: ruby rexml · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 68% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- ruby · rexml< 3.3.3
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- ruby
- Published
- August 2024
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-400cwe.mitre.org
- github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4github.com
- github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcgithub.com
- ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexmlruby-lang.org
- ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946ruby-lang.org
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0007security.netapp.com
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.htmllists.debian.org