CVE-2013-6460

Public Exploit

Description

Nokogiri gem 1.5.x has Denial of Service via infinite loop when parsing XML documents

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.52% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory suse.com Third-Party Advisory ibmcloud.com Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: Ruby Nokogiri gem
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6460 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460 issue tracking third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6460 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513 vdb entry third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90058 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6460?
CVE-2013-6460 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6460?
To fix CVE-2013-6460, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-6460 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6460 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2013-6460?
CVE-2013-6460 affects Ruby Nokogiri gem.
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