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CVE-2008-3790

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 t

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.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.23651
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules3 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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ruby-lang rubyall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
dosRuby 1.9 - REXML Remote Denial of Serviceverified
pocwww.ruby-lang.org · dos-vulnerability-in-rexmlwww.ruby-lang.org
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productmediumRuby on Rails Framework Exceptions
productmediumPotential Ruby Reverse Shell
productmediumRuby Inline Command Execution
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD27 Aug 2008 · 08:41 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-691-1
usnUSN-651-1
rhsaRHSA-2008:0897Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
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