CVE-2024-39908

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-07-16
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2024-39908 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	4.3
Vector String:	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Version:	3.1
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Low

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (ruby)	ELSA-2024-6784	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 8 (rubygem-abrt)	ELSA-2024-6784	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 8 (rubygem-mysql2)	ELSA-2024-6784	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 8 (rubygem-pg)	ELSA-2024-6784	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 9 (ruby)	ELSA-2024-6785	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 9 (rubygem-mysql2)	ELSA-2024-6785	2024-09-19
Oracle Linux version 9 (rubygem-pg)	ELSA-2024-6785	2024-09-19