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DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43398
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-43398
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with tree parser API like REXML::Document.new, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. If you use other parser APIs such as stream parser API and SAX2 parser API, this vulnerability is not affected. The REXML gem 3.3.6 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | ruby2.7 | 2.7.4-1, 0, 2.7.4-1 |
| Debian:12 | ruby3.1 | 3.1.2-8.4, 3.1.2-8.5, 0 |
| Debian:14 | ruby3.3 | 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | ruby3.3 | 0, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- .bundler-audit.yml (github-poc)
- macos_v2_generated.go (github-poc)
- macos_v1_generated.go (github-poc)
Timeline
- Aug 22, 2024 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated