CVE-2014-6438

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-6438
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-06 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-09-11 18:25:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mention the CVE id in "Ruby 1.9.2-p330 Released" · Issue #817 · ruby/www.ruby-lang.org · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: Retroactive CVE request for Ruby 1.9.2-p330 MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, VDB Entry
Ruby 1.9.2-p330 Released CONFIRM www.ruby-lang.org Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Ruby Parsing Error in 'URI.decode_www_form_component' Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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