CVE-2013-6460 — Vulnerability in nokogiri — CVE Details
Nokogiri vulnerable to DoS while parsing XML documents
Summary
Advisory Timeline
- First published May 5, 2022 (1621 days ago).
- Last revised February 17, 2024 — 653 days after initial publication.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
gem install nokogiri -v 1.6.1
gem install nokogiri -v 1.5.11
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (2)
Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-776
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 6.5 score means for each attack dimension.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6460ADVISORY
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6460WEB
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460WEB
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460WEB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90058WEB
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/nokogiri/CVE-2013-6460.ymlWEB
- https://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiriPACKAGE
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6460WEB
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229074427/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513WEB
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2WEB
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2013-6460?
- Nokogiri vulnerable to DoS while parsing XML documents This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of MEDIUM (CVSS score: 6.5/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2013-6460?
- CVE-2013-6460 affects nokogiri. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2013-6460 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
Exploitation requires specific conditions or has limited impact. Remediate within weeks.
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