CVE-2024-41946

highEPSS 0.012 · 68 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.19% (68th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
34 products
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Who says so?
5 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-20

REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.3–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 1.4
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · OSV
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

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CWE-400USprimaryCWE-400USCWE-400USCWE-770US
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affected products (34)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-1744Ruby REXML: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of ServiceDeutsch2024-07-31csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ruby REXML ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

  • WID-SEC-W-2025-0001IBM DB2: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-01-01csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM DB2 on Cloud Pak for Data ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen.

  • GHSA-5866-49gr-22v4REXML DoS vulnerability2024-08-02ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact The REXML gem before 3.3.2 has a DoS vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many entity expansions with SAX2 or pull parser API. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs with SAX2 or pull parser API, you may be impacted to this vulnerability. ### Patches The REXML gem 3.3.3 or later include the patch to fix the vulnerability. ### Workarounds Don't parse untrusted XMLs with SAX2 or pull parser API. ### References * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/ : This is a similar vulnerability * https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/08/01/dos-rexml-cve-2024-41946/: An announce on www.ruby-lang.org

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-08-01modified 2026-08-04
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references (17)

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