CVE-2014-6438 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 applicat...
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 4.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-lang ruby | <= 1.9.2 | No fix listed |
References
- [oss-security] 20150713 Re: Retroactive CVE request for Ruby 1.9.2-p330 mailing-list vdb-entry
- 1032874 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com third-party-advisory
- www.ruby-lang.org patch release-notes vendor-advisory