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Status published
Medium
CVE-2013-6460
Nokogiri gem 1.5.x has Denial of Service via infinite loop...
Vulnerability Description
Nokogiri gem 1.5.x has Denial of Service via infinite loop when parsing XML documents
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6460
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6460
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90058
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Nokogiri gem
Vulnerable Versions:
1.5.x, 1.6.x
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 5th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.