CVE-2024-39908
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.
Published:Jul 16, 2024
Last Modified:Nov 3, 2025
EPS:Jul 16, 2024
EPSS Score:0.05656
CVSS Score:4.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Bootstrap Os
Netapp
Bootstrap Os
Vendor
Netapp
Product
Hci Compute Node
Netapp
Hci Compute Node
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Ruby-lang
Product
Rexml
Ruby-lang
Rexml
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
