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ALPINE-CVE-2021-28965

ALPINE-CVE-2021-28965 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.13ruby1.9.3_p374-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r1
Alpine:v3.10ruby2.5.1-r2, 2.5.1-r1, 2.5.1-r0
Alpine:v3.17ruby2.7.1-r1, 2.7.2-r4, 2.7.2-r3
Alpine:v3.20ruby0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.22ruby0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.16ruby2.5.1-r0, 2.5.0-r1, 2.5.0-r0
Alpine:v3.11ruby2.3.2-r0, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2
Alpine:v3.19ruby0, 1.8.7, 1.8.7
Alpine:v3.14ruby2.6.6-r2, 0, 2.7.2-r4
Alpine:v3.21ruby0, 0, 0
Alpine:v3.18ruby1.8.7_p72-r1, 1.8.7_p72-r2, 2.5.3-r2
Alpine:v3.12ruby2.5.3-r0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3
Alpine:v3.15ruby*, 2.6.3-r2, 2.3.3-r1
Alpine:v3.23ruby0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Apr 21, 2021 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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