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CVE-2024-41946 Details

Description

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html CVE
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0007/ CVE
https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcf0368 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4 [email protected]Vendor Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml [email protected]Not Applicable

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ruby-lang rexml
< 3.3.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-41946
NVD Published Date:
Aug 1, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2024-41946 Details - Not Deferred