CVE - CVE-2024-39908

CVE-ID
CVE-2024-39908	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8 URL:https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8 MISC:https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908 URL:https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908
Assigning CNA
GitHub (maintainer security advisories)
Date Record Created
20240702	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20240702)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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