{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh","published":"2024-05-16T17:44:04Z","modified":"2026-02-04T03:12:38.808738Z","aliases":["CVE-2024-35176"],"related":["CGA-94h4-f4cw-hpp4","CVE-2024-41123"],"summary":"REXML contains a denial of service vulnerability","details":"### Impact\n\nThe REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `>`s in an attribute value.\n\nIf you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you may be impacted to this vulnerability.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nDon't parse untrusted XMLs.\n\n### References\n\n* https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176/","affected":[{"package":{"name":"rexml","ecosystem":"RubyGems","purl":"pkg:gem/rexml"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.7"}]}],"versions":["3.1.7.3","3.1.8","3.1.9","3.1.9.1","3.2.0","3.2.1","3.2.2","3.2.3","3.2.4","3.2.5","3.2.6"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/05/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh.json"}}],"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35176"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/ruby/rexml"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176"}],"database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-400"],"github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2024-05-16T17:44:04Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-05-16T16:15:09Z","severity":"MODERATE"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"}]}