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layout: news_post
title: "CVE-2024-39908 : DoS in REXML"
author: "watson1978"
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date: 2024-07-16 03:00:00 +0000
tags: security
lang: en
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There is a DoS vulnerability in REXML gem. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier [CVE-2024-39908](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-399086). We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem.
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Link points to CVE-2024-399086. This should be CVE-2024-39908.

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Thanks. I sent a PR to fix typo (#3318)


## Details

When it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. REXML gem may take long time.

Please update REXML gem to version 3.3.2 or later.

## Affected versions

* REXML gem 3.3.2 or prior

## Credits

Thanks to [mprogrammer](https://hackerone.com/mprogrammer) for discovering this issue.

## History

* Originally published at 2024-07-16 03:00:00 (UTC)