rubygem-nokogiri: DoS while parsing XML entities
Published Nov 5, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.19%
Description
Nokogiri gem 1.5.x and 1.6.x has DoS while parsing XML entities by failing to apply limits
Affected products
-
- Version 1.5.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 1.6.xStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby | Nokogiri gem | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
- 10.0
Configuration 3
- 5.0
- 3.0
- 4.0
- 6.0
- n/a
- 2.0
No data.
CloudForms Management Engine 5
mingw-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
CloudForms Management Engine 5
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
CloudForms Management Engine 5
rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
OpenShift Enterprise 1
rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat Satellite 6
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager
rubygem-nokogiri
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | mingw-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| CloudForms Management Engine 5 | rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | ruby193-rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | rubygem-nokogiri | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02194) | 81.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.19% (0.02194) | 80.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 82.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03103) | 77.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.05% (0.02046) | 82.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.42% (0.00420) | 74.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 71.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 67.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6461 Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6461 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046664 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6461 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90059 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmhh-w7xp-wg39 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2013-6461.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6461
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6461 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200804224345/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6461
Change history (0)
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