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ALPINE-CVE-2024-49761

ALPINE-CVE-2024-49761 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

Risk Scores

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

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.19ruby-rexml0, 3.2.6-r0, 3.2.5-r3
Alpine:v3.21ruby-rexml0, 3.2.5-r1, 3.2.5-r2
Alpine:v3.22ruby-rexml3.2.9-r0, 3.2.5-r0, 3.2.5-r1
Alpine:v3.20ruby-rexml3.2.5-r3, 3.2.5-r2, 3.2.5-r1
Alpine:v3.23ruby-rexml3.2.5-r3, 3.2.5-r1, 3.2.5-r2

Timeline

  • Oct 28, 2024 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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