Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for the Ruby programming language. Nokogiri `1.13.8` and `1.13.9` fail to check the return value from `xmlTextReaderExpand` in the method `Nokogiri::XML::Reader#attribute_hash`. This can lead to a null pointer exception when invalid markup is being parsed. For applications using `XML::Reader` to parse untrusted inputs, this may potentially be a vector for a denial of service attack. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.10`. Users may be able to search their code for calls to either `XML::Reader#attributes` or `XML::Reader#attribute_hash` to determine if they are affected.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2022-12-08T03:03:24.572Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:43:46.006Z

Reserved: 2022-01-19T21:23:53.758Z

Link: CVE-2022-23476

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-12-08T04:15:09.043

Modified: 2022-12-10T03:10:55.453

Link: CVE-2022-23476

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2022-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-23476 - Bugzilla