CVE-2008-3790

N/A Unknown
Published: August 27, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

70 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

ruby-lang

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