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ALPINE-CVE-2024-49761
ALPINE-CVE-2024-49761
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published October 28, 2024
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.19 | 3.3.9-r0 |
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.24 | 3.3.9-r0 |
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.21 | 3.3.9-r0 |
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.22 | 3.3.9-r0 |
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.20 | 3.3.9-r0 |
| ruby-rexml | Alpine:v3.23 | 3.3.9-r0 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby-rexml | 0, 3.2.6-r0, 3.2.5-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ruby-rexml | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby-rexml | 3.2.9-r0, 0, 3.2.5-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby-rexml | 3.2.9-r0, 3.2.5-r0, 3.2.5-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby-rexml | 0, 3.2.9-r0, 3.2.5-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby-rexml | 3.2.5-r2, 3.2.5-r3, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 28, 2024 CVE Published
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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