The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial…

Description

The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

15.2% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (35)

• USN-651-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 33185 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10393 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1020735 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• DSA-1652 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8736 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2428 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ruby-rexml-dos(44628) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 35074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-1651 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0897 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080825 CVE Request (ruby) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 32219 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TA09-133A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• 32255 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1297 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 30802 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-691-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• 32371 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 32165 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200812-17 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 33178 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-8738 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 32256 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31602 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2483 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:52 UTC.