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."
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Ruby | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Dec 16, 2011 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-riUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade ruby-docsUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-irb | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/ruby. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade ruby-riUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-docs | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ruby-tkUpgrade ruby-doc-htmlUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-doc-riUpgrade ruby-test-suite | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ruby1.9Upgrade libruby1.8Upgrade ruby1.8 | Nov 8, 2024 | Aug 27, 2008 |
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