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CVE-2024-35176

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. Those who need to parse untrusted XMLs may be impacted to this vulnerability. The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. As a workaround, don't parse untrusted XMLs.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published5/16/2024

Last Modified11/3/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

ruby-lang:rexml

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400CWE-770

References

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh(security-advisories@github.com)

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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