CVE-2013-4287

rubygems: version regex algorithmic complexity vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Gem::Version::VERSION_PATTERN in lib/rubygems/version.rb in RubyGems before 1.8.23.1, 1.8.24 through 1.8.25, 2.0.x before 2.0.8, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0, as used in Ruby 1.9.0 through 2.0.0p247, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted gem version that triggers a large amount of backtracking in a regular expression.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3399 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Gem::Version::VERSION_PATTERN in lib/rubygems/version.rb in RubyGems before 1.8.23.1, 1.8.24 through 1.8.25, 2.0.x before 2.0.8, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0, as used in Ruby 1.9.0 through 2.0.0p247, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted gem version that triggers a large amount of backtracking in a regular expression.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9j7m-rjqx-48vh RubyGems Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:38 PM
Reserved
Jun 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 17, 2013, 11:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:56 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 9, 2013, 12:00 AM