CVE-2008-3790
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 None
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."
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2008-3790
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2008-08-27T20:41:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-03T21:55:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p286:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p287:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3790 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3790 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:36:25 | Added to TrackCVE |