gsd-2021-28965
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2021-04-05 00:00
Details
When parsing and serializing a crafted XML document, REXML gem (including the one bundled with Ruby) can create a wrong XML document whose structure is different from the original one.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2021-28965


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    "description": "The REXML gem before 3.2.5 in Ruby before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 does not properly address XML round-trip issues. An incorrect document can be produced after parsing and serializing.",
    "id": "GSD-2021-28965",
    "references": [
      "https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28965.html",
      "https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5066",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0582",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0581",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2588",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2587",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2584",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2230",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2229",
      "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2104",
      "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-28965",
      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2021-28965.html",
      "https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2021-28965",
      "https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2021-28965.html",
      "https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2021-28965.html"
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