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CVE-2024-41946
Published: Aug 1, 2024
Modified: Nov 3, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
5.3
MEDIUM
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
ruby | rexml | affected < 3.3.3 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
References
https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4
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