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CVE-2024-41123

REXML DoS vulnerability

Published: Aug 1, 2024Updated: Nov 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-400
5.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-400

Affected Products

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Ruby Team
oss-projectaka ruby-lang
REXMLLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / rubygems
ruby
oss-project·JP
rexmlLibrary
OSS Libraries / rubygems
RubyGems
package-ecosystem
rexml
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
github.com
https://redos.red-soft.ru/support/secure/
redos.red-soft.ru
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-41123
security-tracker.debian.org
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