lib/rexml/text.rb in the REXML parser in Ruby before 1.9.3-p392 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via crafted text nodes in an XML document, aka an XML Entity Expansion (XEE) attack.
CVE-2013-1821
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 93.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 9, 2013
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (46)
- secalert@redhathttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=702525
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00015.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00034.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00036.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0611.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0612.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1028.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1147.html
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/52783
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/52902
- secalert@redhathttp://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=39384
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2738
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:124
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2013-1821(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:8838Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7307Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- RHSA-2026:7305Red Hat Product SecurityMedium
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
Patch Availability(9)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libruby1.9.1 (1.9.3.194-1ubuntu1.4) @ quantal | 2026-05-29 | ubuntu |
| redhat | ruby4-0-main-4.0.0-33.3.hum1 | 2026-04-17 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-4-main-3.4.8-31.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby3-3-main-3.3.10-23.1.hum1 | 2026-04-09 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-08-29 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-08-08 | redhat |
| redhat | patch | 2013-07-09 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:1.8.7.352-10.el6_4 | 2013-03-07 | redhat |
| redhat | ruby-0:1.8.5-29.el5_9 | 2013-03-07 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.jruby:jruby | 0.8.3 ... 1.7.2 (67 versions) | 1.7.3 | — |
Additional Vendor Advisories
(6)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0611MODERATE2013-02-22
RHSA-2013:0611 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:0612MODERATE2013-02-22
RHSA-2013:0612 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1028MODERATE2013-02-22
RHSA-2013:1028 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1147MODERATE2013-02-22
RHSA-2013:1147 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2013:1185MODERATE2013-02-22
RHSA-2013:1185 — Moderate
- UbuntuUSN-1780-1MEDIUM
Ruby vulnerability
Data Freshness Timeline
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