CVE-2024-41946

2024-08-0513:19:00

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rexml package

denial of service

resource starvation

untrusted xml file

cve-2024-41946

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

5.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

23.8%

JSON

A flaw was found in the REXML package. Reading an XML file that contains many entity expansions may lead to a denial of service due to resource starvation. An attacker can use this flaw to trick a user into processing an untrusted XML file.

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.