CVE-2014-6438
N/A
Published: September 6, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ruby· Ruby Langrubygems
95%v ≤ 1.9.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399
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