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 to cause a denial of service (CPU…

published August 27, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
15%
Percentile
96.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.15197 · 96.7th percentile
Published
2008-08-27T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 AUG 20:00Z
    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…
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