CVE-2014-6438
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang | ruby | {"endIncluding":"1.9.2"} | |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874
- https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874
- https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.