CVE-2024-39908
Public on 2024-07-16
Modified on 2024-07-18
Description
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.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
HAQM Linux 1 | ruby | No Fix Planned | ||
HAQM Linux 2 - Core | ruby | Pending Fix | ||
HAQM Linux 2023 | ruby3.2 | 2025-03-26 | ALAS2023-2025-921 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
HAQM Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |