{"cve":"CVE-2024-39908","nvd":{"published":"2024-07-16T18:15:08.167","modified":"2026-06-17T07:43:00.317","status":"Modified","description":"REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to these vulnerabilities. The REXML gem 3.3.2 or later include the patches to fix these vulnerabilities. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid parsing untrusted XML strings.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","score":4.3},"cwes":["CWE-400"],"references":["https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8","https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/07/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-39908","https://github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250117-0008/"],"products":["netapp:bootstrap_os","ruby-lang:rexml"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:52:42.518321223+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2024-39908","score":0.01493,"percentile":0.74156,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4xqq-m2hx-25v8","summary":"REXML denial of service vulnerability","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:16.309216229Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"rexml","purl":"pkg:gem/rexml","ranges":["<3.3.2"],"fixed":["3.3.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}