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CVE-2015-3227

Published: Jul 26, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSANVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

The (1) jdom.rb and (2) rexml.rb components in Active Support in Ruby on Rails before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2, when JDOM or REXML is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SystemStackError) via a large XML document depth.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
activesupportRubyGemsOSS Libraries
opensuseopensuse
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
railsrubyonrailsOSS Libraries
rubygemspackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
opensuseoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka opensuse
rubyonrailsoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka rails, ruby on rails, rubyonrails.org

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033755
securitytracker.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75234
securityfocus.com
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/bahr2JLnxvk/x4EocXnHPp8J
groups.google.com
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Timeline

Published
Jul 26, 2015
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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