# CVE-2015-3227: The (1) jdom.rb and (2) rexml.rb components in Active Support in Ruby on Rails before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2, when JDOM or REXML is e

- Also known as: GHSA-J96R-XVJQ-R9PG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.11, 4.2.2, 3.2.22
- Published: 2015-07-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- activesupport (RubyGems): from 4.0.0.beta1, fixed in 4.1.11
- activesupport (RubyGems): from 4.2.0.beta1, fixed in 4.2.2
- activesupport (RubyGems): fixed in 3.2.22

## Description

The (1) jdom.rb and (2) rexml.rb components in Active Support in Ruby on Rails before 4.1.11 and 4.2.x before 4.2.2, when JDOM or REXML is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SystemStackError) via a large XML document depth.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Ruby on Rails, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.11, 4.2.2, 3.2.22) per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033755
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75234
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=rubyonrails-security/bahr2JLnxvk/x4EocXnHPp8J
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00050.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/16

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