CVE-2008-3443
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2008-3443 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2008-08-14 23:41:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The regular expression engine (regex.c) in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) via multiple long requests to a Ruby socket, related to memory allocation failure, and as demonstrated against Webrick. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.1 | -9 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.2 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.2 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.2 | preview4 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.3 | preview1 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.3 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.3 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.4 | preview1 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.4 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.4 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p11 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p113 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p114 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p115 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p12 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p231 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p35 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | p52 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | preview1 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | preview4 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.5 | preview5 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p110 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p111 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p114 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p230 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p286 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | p36 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | preview1 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.6 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | p17 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | p22 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | p71 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | preview1 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | preview2 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | preview3 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.8.7 | preview4 | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 1.9.0 | r18423 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruby <= 1.9 (regex engine) Remote Socket Memory Leak Exploit - SecurityReason.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| Ruby Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2009-05-12 Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.apple.com | |
| Fedora update for ruby - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Ruby <= 1.9 (regex engine) Remote Socket Memory Leak Exploit | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.exploit-db.com | |
| Ubuntu update for ruby1.9 - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Red Hat update for ruby - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - Ruby 'regex.c' Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| About the security content of Security Update 2009-002 / Mac OS X v10.5.7 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | |
| Ruby 'regex.c' Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat update for ruby - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| ASA-2008-424 (RHSA-2008-0897) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.avaya.com | |
| Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1695-1 ruby1.8, ruby1.9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: ruby-1.8.6.287-2.fc9 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 8 Update: ruby-1.8.6.287-2.fc8 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| USN-691-1: Ruby vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | |
| Ubuntu update for ruby1.8 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA09-133A -- Apple Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.us-cert.gov | US Government Resource |
| USN-651-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian update for ruby1.8 and ruby1.9 - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
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