CVE-2021-28965

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  2. Vulnerabilities (CVE)
  3. CVE-2021-28965
The REXML gem before 3.2.5 in Ruby before 2.6.7, 2.7.x before 2.7.3, and 3.x before 3.0.1 does not properly address XML round-trip issues. An incorrect document can be produced after parsing and serializing.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References
Link Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

07 Nov 2023, 03:32

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References
  • {'url': 'https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/', 'name': 'FEDORA-2021-7b8b65bc7a', 'tags': ['Mailing List', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'FEDORA'}
  • () https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ -

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

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CWE CWE-611 NVD-CWE-Other

02 Jun 2021, 18:37

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References (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ - (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ - Third Party Advisory
References (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ - Third Party Advisory (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory

28 May 2021, 10:15

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References
  • (CONFIRM) https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210528-0003/ -

29 Apr 2021, 16:47

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References (MISC) https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ - (MISC) https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/04/05/xml-round-trip-vulnerability-in-rexml-cve-2021-28965/ - Vendor Advisory
References (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ - (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ - Third Party Advisory
CWE CWE-611
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 5.0
v3 : 7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:rexml:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

24 Apr 2021, 22:15

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References
  • (FEDORA) https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTVFTLFVCSUE5CXHINJEUCKSHU4SWDMT/ -

21 Apr 2021, 12:07

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-04-21 07:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-28965

Mitre link : CVE-2021-28965

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-28965

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ruby-lang

  • ruby
  • rexml

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other