Vulnerability Details CVE-2024-41946
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 54.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.3
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcf0368
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0007/
Products affected by CVE-2024-41946
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:-
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.9
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.1.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.8
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.2.9
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:3.3.2