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Medium
CVE-2008-3790
The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through...
Vulnerability 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."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
- http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
- http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 27th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.