medium5.3
CVE-2024-35176
REXML contains a denial of service vulnerability
Impact
### Impact The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `>`s in an attribute value. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. ### Patches The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. ### Workarounds Don't parse untrusted XMLs. ### References * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176/
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rexml | < 3.2.7 | 3.2.7 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Rexml | before 3.2.7 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35176
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001