CVE-2024-41123 | BDVDB-2026-244381 Detail
rubyrexml
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.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References#
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41123
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.