CVE-2024-35176: ruby-lang rexml Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2024:5338UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35176DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35176CGA-26x5-m7q5-pq7mCGA-27hw-76mw-r8qfCGA-29x6-h772-hc47CGA-2wrj-7xqf-cjfrCGA-3528-458h-gqvhCGA-3c6h-8225-f8pqCGA-6232-jwcp-ph3jCGA-7fw5-xxwr-qfwhCGA-7g7v-jfx8-52j3CGA-7rf7-77xg-6xhvCGA-8j4v-48vh-26chCGA-8qwg-7xgh-vxp2CGA-953f-536c-665fCGA-9ch7-2m28-pg74CGA-9m5f-64mx-g64gCGA-cqh4-5438-gpqpCGA-f2x8-76jq-2hqgCGA-g2pw-c9cf-p948CGA-gc35-8fjf-7jxrCGA-gwcv-4fcp-2924CGA-jhj7-6r9r-69ccCGA-m47q-g47c-xm59CGA-m5q9-w4hc-q5g9CGA-mpvq-gjmh-488jCGA-p734-c7m8-22g6CGA-p7p4-jwc8-mv5rCGA-px5h-pchm-cfp3CGA-q7qh-3qx5-37v9CGA-q84p-jg52-pw64CGA-qh6j-vh3j-wjh6CGA-qmpj-56pq-hvf3CGA-r28q-2g86-5cg7CGA-vrh8-76fq-hq8cCGA-w8q4-ww9f-pvq4CGA-wf6h-mj64-4rgmCGA-x4hh-73gx-3pr5GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
Published 16-05-2024Last modified 03-11-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-35176 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in ruby-lang rexml. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
2.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 17DLA-4018-1MGASA-2025-0001OPENSUSE-SU-2025:0129-1RHSA-2024:4499SUSE-SU-2024:3874-1USN-7091-1USN-7091-2USN-7418-1USN-7734-1USN-7840-1CGA-2237-MQ7R-X77XCGA-2583-V855-MMQ2CGA-59PV-C77V-V47GCGA-94H4-F4CW-HPP4CGA-98R3-6HF8-2C4MCGA-H6GP-72JH-XC9HCGA-PPG3-GJFR-68F3CGA-W995-JP2X-P8GCCGA-WXWX-MFR5-9J7CCVE-2024-41123
Timeline
- 16-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-11-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.2.6 has a denial of service vulnerability when it parses an XML that has many `<`s in an attribute value. Those who need to parse untrusted XMLs may be impacted to this vulnerability. The REXML gem 3.2.7 or later include the patch to fix this vulnerability. As a workaround, don't parse untrusted XMLs.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 8 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 8 agree
- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
2.06%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.06% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score2.06%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionThe product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
Affected systems
Chainguard18 products
- jruby-9.4< 9.4.8.0-r0
- jruby-9.4-default-ruby< 9.4.8.0-r0
- kube-fluentd-operator< 1.18.2-r11
- kube-fluentd-operator-compat< 1.18.2-r11
- kube-fluentd-operator-default-config< 1.18.2-r11
Wolfi18 products
- jruby-9.4< 9.4.8.0-r0
- jruby-9.4-default-ruby< 9.4.8.0-r0
- kube-fluentd-operator< 1.18.2-r11
- kube-fluentd-operator-compat< 1.18.2-r11
- kube-fluentd-operator-default-config< 1.18.2-r11
Ubuntu6 products
- jrubyAll versions (No fix recorded)
- ruby2.3< 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.16+esm11
- ruby2.5< 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.16+esm5
- ruby2.7< 2.7.0-5ubuntu1.16
- ruby3.0< 3.0.2-7ubuntu2.10
Redhat2 products
- pcs< 0:0.10.18-2.el8_10.1
- pcs-snmp< 0:0.10.18-2.el8_10.1
Debian1 product
- ruby3.1All versions (No fix recorded)
Ruby1 product
- rexml< 3.2.7
Ruby-lang1 product
- rexml< 3.2.7
RubyGems1 product
- rexml< 3.2.7
8 vendors · 48 products
References
22 links- github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xghX Refsource CONFIRMARTICLEREPORTAdvisoryWEBVendor Advisory
- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176X Refsource MISCARTICLEWEBVendor Advisory
Show all 22 references
- github.com/ruby/rexmlPACKAGE