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Ruby REXML Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31602
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Release Date:
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2008-08-25
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Last Update:
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2009-01-06
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Popularity:
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3,760 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | Ruby 1.8.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Ruby, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the REXML library when processing recursively nested XML entities. This can be exploited to cause a DoS via a specially crafted XML document.
The vulnerability is reported in versions 1.8.6-p287, 1.8.7-p72, and 1.9.x. Other versions may also be affected.
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