The URI.decode_www_form_component method in Ruby before 1.9.2-p330 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (catastrophic regular expression backtracking, resource consumption, or application crash) via a crafted string.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/ | Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817 | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6 | Mailing List VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-09-06 14:29
Updated : 2017-09-11 11:25
NVD link : CVE-2014-6438
Mitre link : CVE-2014-6438
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CWE
CWE-399
Resource Management Errors
Products Affected
ruby-lang
- ruby