First published: Thu Aug 01 2024(Updated: )
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as whitespace character, `>]` and `]>`. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Ruby REXML | <3.3.2 |
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The severity of REDHAT-BUG-2302268 is considered to be critical due to potential denial of service vulnerabilities.
To fix REDHAT-BUG-2302268, upgrade the REXML gem to version 3.3.3 or later.
REXML gem versions prior to 3.3.2 are affected by REDHAT-BUG-2302268.
REDAHT-BUG-2302268 is associated with denial of service (DoS) vulnerabilities when parsing specially crafted XML.
There is no specific workaround for REDHAT-BUG-2302268; upgrading to the patched version is recommended.