Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
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-5866-49gr-22v4 ↗
- https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcf0368 ↗
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml ↗
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946 ↗
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0007/ ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html ↗