Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-41946

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

Affected Products

Vendor: ruby

Product: rexml

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 26.23% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-15 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4
https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcf0368
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

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