CVE-2024-39908

2024-07-1822:16:59

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rexml gem

xml parsing

dos vulnerabilities

untrusted xml

upgrade

CVSS3

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

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

AI Score

4.6

Confidence

High

JSON

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability was found in REXML. When parsing an untrusted XML with many specific characters such as <, 0, and %>, it can lead to a denial of service.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.