diff --git a/en/news/_posts/2024-08-22-dos-rexml-cve-2024-43398.md b/en/news/_posts/2024-08-22-dos-rexml-cve-2024-43398.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c2118b4d93 --- /dev/null +++ b/en/news/_posts/2024-08-22-dos-rexml-cve-2024-43398.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +--- +layout: news_post +title: "CVE-2024-43398: DoS vulnerability in REXML" +author: "kou" +translator: +date: 2024-08-22 03:00:00 +0000 +tags: security +lang: en +--- + +There is a DoS vulnerability in REXML gem. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier [CVE-2024-43398](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-43398). We strongly recommend upgrading the REXML gem. + +## Details + +When parsing an XML that has many deep elements that have same local name attributes. + +It's only affected with the tree parser API. If you're using `REXML::Document.new` to parse an XML, you may be affected. + +Please update REXML gem to version 3.3.6 or later. + +## Affected versions + +* REXML gem 3.3.5 or prior + +## Credits + +Thanks to [l33thaxor](https://hackerone.com/l33thaxor) for discovering this issue. + +## History + +* Originally published at 2024-08-22 03:00:00 (UTC)