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ALPINE-CVE-2021-28965
ALPINE-CVE-2021-28965
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published April 21, 2021
The REXML gem before 3.2.5 in Ruby before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 does not properly address XML round-trip issues. An incorrect document can be produced after parsing and serializing.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby | Alpine:v3.13 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.10 | 2.5.9-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.17 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.20 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.22 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.16 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.11 | 2.6.7-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.19 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.14 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.21 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.18 | 2.7.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.12 | 2.7.3-r0 |
3 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 2.6.6-r4, 1.8.7_p174-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ruby | 0, 2.5.2-r0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r6, 2.7.0, 2.5.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.4.1-r1, 2.5.1-r0, 2.0.0_p481-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ruby | 2.6.3-r0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 0, 2.0.0_p481-r0, 2.7.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | 2.0.0_p247-r1, 0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r1, 2.5.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 2.5.0-r1, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 2.6.3-r1, 2.7.2-r3, 2.7.2-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 0, 2.7.0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ruby | 2.7.0 |
Timeline
- Apr 21, 2021 CVE Published
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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