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CVE-2008-3790
Published: Aug 27, 2008
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-651-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
33185
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10393
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1020735
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
DSA-1652
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
FEDORA-2008-8736
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
ADV-2008-2428
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
ruby-rexml-dos(44628)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
35074
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-1651
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
APPLE-SA-2009-05-12
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2008:0897
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[oss-security] 20080825 CVE Request (ruby)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
32219
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
TA09-133A
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_CERT
32255
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-1297
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
30802
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-691-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
32371
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
32165
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
GLSA-200812-17
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
33178
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
FEDORA-2008-8738
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
32256
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
31602
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2008-2483
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
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