Resource exhaustion in Netapp Bootstrap_os
CVE-2024-39908
REXML is an XML toolkit for Ruby. The REXML gem before 3.3.1 has some DoS vulnerabilities when it parses an XML that has many specific characters such as `<`, `0` and `%>`. If you need to parse untrusted XMLs, you many be impacted to thes…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Netapp Bootstrap_os
- Netapp Hci_compute_node
- Ruby Rexml — versions < 3.3.2
- Ruby-lang Rexml
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-39908?
- CVE-2024-39908 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netapp Bootstrap_os, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-07-16.
- How severe is CVE-2024-39908?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-39908 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.