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cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p287:*:*:*:*:*:*

part: a version: 1.8.6 update: p287

VendorRuby Lang (5813a634-c286-5f1d-90d5-a1a352f78d39)
ProductRuby (48f7c14c-c576-5b15-be87-22eeb9add91e)
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Vulnerability references

IdentifiercpeApplicabilitySubmitteddb.gcve.eu detailsRationale
CVE:CVE-2008-3790 vulnerable 2026-06-03 14:28:55.548789 Details available
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."
Published: 2008-08-27T20:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:52:59.694Z
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