CVE-2024-39908

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Key Information

Vendor
CVE Published:
16 July 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🔴 Public PoC

Summary

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as <, 0 and %>. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-39908
Created by SpiralBL0CK

Refferences

https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4x...
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cv...

Timeline

  • 🔴

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

Collectors

NVD Database1 Proof of Concept(s)
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