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CVE-2024-39908
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Date: July 16, 2024
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.
Language: Ruby
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Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion')
CWE-400Top Fix
CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | LOW |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | REQUIRED |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
| Integrity (I): | NONE |
| Availability (A): | LOW |