CVE-2008-3790 The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursive...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 15.2%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p110 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p111 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p114 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p230 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p286 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p287 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-p36 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-preview1 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-preview2 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.6-preview3 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-p17 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-p22 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-p71 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-p72 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-preview1 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-preview2 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-preview3 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.8.7-preview4 | No fix listed |
| ruby-lang ruby | = 1.9 | No fix listed |
References
- groups.google.com
- APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 vendor-advisory
- 31602 third-party-advisory
- 32165 third-party-advisory
- 32219 third-party-advisory
- 32255 third-party-advisory
- 32256 third-party-advisory
- 32371 third-party-advisory
- 33178 third-party-advisory
- 33185 third-party-advisory
- 35074 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200812-17 vendor-advisory
- support.apple.com
- support.avaya.com
- weblog.rubyonrails.org
- DSA-1651 vendor-advisory
- DSA-1652 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20080825 CVE Request (ruby) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby) mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby) mailing-list
- RHSA-2008:0897 vendor-advisory
- www.ruby-lang.org exploit patch
- www.ruby-lang.org patch
- 30802 vdb-entry
- 1020735 vdb-entry
- TA09-133A third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- ADV-2008-2428 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2483 vdb-entry
- ADV-2009-1297 vdb-entry
- ruby-rexml-dos(44628) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10393 signature vdb-entry
- USN-651-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-691-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8738 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2008-8736 vendor-advisory