Ruby CVE-2014-6438 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:100850

Info

Ruby CVE-2014-6438 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100850
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-6438
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 19 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 19 2014 12:00AM
Credit: zzak and hone
Vulnerable: Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.9
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 p72
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 p71
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.5
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.9.2
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.9.1
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 Preview4
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 Preview3
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 Preview2
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 Preview1
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P374
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P373
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P371
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P370
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P358
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P357
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P352
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P334
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P330
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P302
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P301
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P299
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P249
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P248
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P22
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P174
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P173
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P17
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7 P160
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.7
Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.8.6-26
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
+ Trustix Secure Enterprise Linux 2.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.1
+ Trustix Secure Linux 2.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5
Not Vulnerable: Ruby-Lang Ruby 1.9.2-p330

Discussion

Ruby CVE-2014-6438 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Ruby is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash or cause the application to consume excessive resources which may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to Ruby 1.9.2-p330 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Ruby CVE-2014-6438 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Ruby CVE-2014-6438 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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