Improper input validation in Ruby-Lang Ruby
CVE-2013-1821
lib/rexml/text.rb in the REXML parser in Ruby before 1.9.3-p392 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via crafted text nodes in an XML document, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ruby-lang Ruby — versions 1.9, 1.9.1, 1.9.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MANDRIVA)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SLACKWARE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-1821?
- CVE-2013-1821 is a vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2013-04-09.
- Is CVE-2013-1821 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.