cve-2024-41946
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-08-01 14:22
Modified
2024-08-01 15:50
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
REXML DoS vulnerability
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/033d1909a8f259d5a7c53681bcaf14f13bcf0368Patch
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4Vendor Advisory
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexmlNot Applicable
security-advisories@github.comhttps://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
rubyrexml
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