Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. 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 `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
ruby rexml
< 3.3.3affected
References
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6 ↗
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8 ↗
- 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0005/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html ↗