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CVE-2024-39908

rexml: DoS vulnerability in REXML

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 16, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability was found in REXML. When parsing an untrusted XML with many specific characters such as <, 0, and %>, it can lead to a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption