Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2008-3790 — Improper Input Validation in Ruby

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation8 documents7 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
28.8%
top 3.44%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
1
Ruby-lang Ruby
Timeline
PublishedAug 27
Latest updateMay 2

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 recursively nested entities, aka an "XML entity explosion."

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDruby-lang/ruby1.8.6, 1.8.7, 1.9+2

Patches

Patch: www.ruby-lang.org ↗Patch: www.ruby-lang.org ↗Patch: www.ruby-lang.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-96jc-f6m3-pf2w: The REXML module in Ruby 1↗2022-05-02
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CVEList
CVE-2008-3790: The REXML module in Ruby 1↗2008-08-27
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Ruby 1.9 - REXML Remote Denial of Service↗2008-08-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Ruby vulnerability↗2008-12-16
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Ubuntu
Ruby vulnerabilities↗2008-10-10
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Red Hat
ruby: DoS vulnerability in the REXML module↗2008-08-23
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2008-3790 ruby: DoS vulnerability in the REXML module↗2008-08-26
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