CVE-2024-49761
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 None
Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.9 has a ReDoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many digits between &# and x...; in a hex numeric character reference (&#x...;). This does not happen with Ruby 3.2 or later. Ruby 3.1 is the only affected maintained Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.9 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2024-49761
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- Vulnerability Status
- PUBLISHED
- Published Version
- 2024-10-28T14:10:23.212Z
- Last Modified Date
- 2024-10-28T14:58:24.116Z
Weakness Enumerations
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-2rxp-v6pw-ch6m | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/ce59f2eb1aeb371fe1643414f06618dbe031979f | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/10/28/redos-rexml-cve-2024-49761 | x_refsource_MISC |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49761 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-49761 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-29 13:36:37 | Added to TrackCVE |