ghsa-96jc-f6m3-pf2w
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Published
2022-05-02 00:03
Modified
2025-04-09 03:57
Details

The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2008-3790"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-08-27T20:41:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The REXML module in Ruby 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document with recursively nested entities, aka an \"XML entity explosion.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-96jc-f6m3-pf2w",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:57:50Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T00:03:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3790"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/31602"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32165"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32219"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32255"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32256"
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    {
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      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32371"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/33185"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35074"
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      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm"
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      "url": "http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release"
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297"
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  "severity": []
}


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