Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-35176
Potential exploit
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. Those who need to parse untrusted XMLs may be impacted to this vulnerability. The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. As a workaround, don't parse untrusted XMLs.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2024-35176
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-35176
7.34%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 91 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-35176
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
N/A
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N/A
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GitHub, Inc. | 2024-05-16 |
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5.3
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
3.9
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1.4
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GitHub, Inc. | 2024-05-16 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-35176
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.Assigned by:
- a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
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The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.Assigned by:
- a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2024-35176
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https://github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb
Read quoted attributes in chunks (#126) · ruby/rexml@4325835 · GitHub
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001/
CVE-2024-35176 Ruby REXML Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security
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https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176
CVE-2024-35176: DoS in REXML
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https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
DoS vulnerability in REXML · Advisory · ruby/rexml · GitHub
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