CVE-2024-41123
REXML DoS vulnerability
Impact
### Impact 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 `]>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to these vulnerabilities. ### Patches The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. ### Workarounds Don't parse untrusted XMLs. ### References * https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh : This is a similar vulnerability * https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8 : This is a similar vulnerability * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41123/: An announce on www.ruby-lang.org
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | rexml | < 3.3.3 | 3.3.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Rexml | before 3.2.7 from 3.2.8 before 3.3.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
- 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://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41123
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rexml/CVE-2024-41123.yml
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005