01 Record
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 consumption) via an XML document with
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 15.19% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-08-27 20:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 09:52Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-08-26
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 99768d17c6f0c34cb4d4a720b66e1d5131418fc6471c755e170aa749e641b818
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-651-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/
- secunia.com33185http://secunia.com/advisories/33185
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10393https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10393
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- www.ruby-lang.orghttp://www.ruby-lang.org/security/20080823rexml/rexml-expansion-fix.rb
- www.securitytracker.com1020735http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020735
- www.debian.orgDSA-1652http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1652
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8736https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2428http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2428
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comruby-rexml-dos(44628)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44628
- secunia.com35074http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/4
- weblog.rubyonrails.orghttp://weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/9/3/rails-2-0-4-maintenance-release
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm
- www.debian.orgDSA-1651http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1651
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-05-12http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- www.ruby-lang.orghttp://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2008/08/23/dos-vulnerability-in-rexml/
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0897http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html
- groups.google.comhttp://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/19f69e8a081fc0d1/e138e014b74352ca
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080825 CVE Request (ruby)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/25/4
- secunia.com32219http://secunia.com/advisories/32219
- www.us-cert.govTA09-133Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- secunia.com32255http://secunia.com/advisories/32255
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-1297http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- www.securityfocus.com30802http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30802
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-691-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080826 Re: CVE Request (ruby)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/08/26/1
- secunia.com32371http://secunia.com/advisories/32371
- secunia.com32165http://secunia.com/advisories/32165
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200812-17http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml
- secunia.com33178http://secunia.com/advisories/33178
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-8738https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html
- secunia.com32256http://secunia.com/advisories/32256
- secunia.com31602http://secunia.com/advisories/31602
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2483http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2483