CVE-2024-35176

 REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. Those who need to parse untrusted XMLs may be impacted to this vulnerability. The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. As a workaround, don't parse untrusted XMLs.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
GitHub_MCNA
5.3 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA-ADPADP
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 90%
VendorProductVersion
ruby-langrexml
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< 3.2.7
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
ruby2.7
bullseye
vulnerable
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
2.7.4-1+deb11u5
fixed
ruby3.1
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
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://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb
https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001/
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176