CVE-2024-41946 REXML DoS vulnerability

2024-08-0114:22:14

CWE-400

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rexml xml toolkit ruby

cve-2024-41946

dos vulnerability

entity expansions

sax2

pull parser api

CVSS3

5.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.8%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "ruby",
    "product": "rexml",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "< 3.3.3",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]