CVE-2013-6460
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2019 at 02:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
8 products affected across 4 vendorsDebian LinuxSatelliteOpenStack
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Nokogiri gem 1.5.x has Denial of Service via infinite loop when parsing XML documents
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%Nokogiri· Nokogirirubygems
95%1.5.0 ≤ v < 1.5.111.6.0 ≤ v < 1.6.1
Affected range stops below 1.5.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.6.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (7)
x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/27/2x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64513x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-6460x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-6460x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90058x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6460CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-776
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