CVE-2024-41123

REXML DoS vulnerability

Published Aug 1, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4018-1 ruby2.7 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2644 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r55c-59qm-vjw6 REXML DoS vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7091-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7091-2 Ruby vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7418-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7840-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00342}

epss

{'score': 0.0042}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.6::highavailability
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:8.8::highavailability
cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_tus:8.6::highavailability
Vendors & Products Redhat rhel E4s
Redhat rhel Eus
Redhat rhel Tus
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::highavailability
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 8:38 PM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2024, 3:53 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:47 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 1, 2024, 12:00 AM