Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3227
CVE-2015-3227
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
activesupportRubyGems | >= 4.0.0.beta1, < 4.1.11 | 4.1.11 |
activesupportRubyGems | >= 4.2.0.beta1, < 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 |
activesupportRubyGems | < 3.2.22 | 3.2.22 |
Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords8 versionspkg:gem/activesupportpkg:rpm/opensuse/rubygem-activesupport-4_2&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-3_2&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-3_2&distro=SUSE%20WebYast%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-activesupport-4_1&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%205
>= 4.0.0.beta1, < 4.1.11+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.0.0.beta1, < 4.1.11
- (no CPE)range: < 5.0.0.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.2.12-0.14.3
- (no CPE)range: < 4.1.9-9.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j96r-xvjq-r9pgghsaADVISORY
- groups.google.com/forum/message/rawnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3227ghsaADVISORY
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-07/msg00050.htmlnvdWEB
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/16/16nvdWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3464nvdWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/12f763ce1131d29d24bd0d8f868e2697a139aea3ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/153cc843ad95930b00b0ca91d30b599b7dec9680ghsaWEB
- github.com/rails/rails/commit/78b29e08c700d889837af6c51c7debd3864abc3dghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200228041703/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75234ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20200517005133/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033755ghsaWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75234nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033755nvd
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