CVE-2014-6438

ruby: Unsafe parsing of long strings via decode_www_form_component method

Published Sep 6, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-275-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-6318 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01151}

epss

{'score': 0.01078}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:17 PM
Reserved
Sep 16, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 6, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:13 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 19, 2014, 12:00 AM