CVE-2024-41946

REXML DoS vulnerability

Published Aug 1, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

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-2024-2501 REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4 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-7840-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01615}

epss

{'score': 0.01972}

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 24, 2024, 4:51 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:48 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 1, 2024, 12:00 AM