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CVE-2008-3790
Summary

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."

Summary

El módulo REXML en Ruby 1.8.6 hasta la versión 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7 hasta 1.8.7-p72, y 1.9 permite que atacantes, dependiendo del contexto, provocar una denegación de servicio (agotamiento CPU) a través de un documento XML con entidades anidadas recursivamente, también conocido como "Explosión de entidades XML".

Publication Date Aug. 28, 2008, 5:41 a.m.
Registration Date Jan. 29, 2021, 1:41 p.m.
Last Update April 23, 2026, 9:35 a.m.
CVSS2.0 : MEDIUM
Score 5.0
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
攻撃元区分(AV) ネットワーク
攻撃条件の複雑さ(AC) 低
攻撃前の認証要否(Au) 不要
機密性への影響(C) なし
完全性への影響(I) なし
可用性への影響(A) 低
Get all privileges. いいえ
Get user privileges いいえ
Get other privileges いいえ
User operation required いいえ
Affected software configurations
Configuration1 or higher or less more than less than
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p286:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p287:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p72:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Related information, measures and tools
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