CVE-2017-6181
N/A
Published: April 3, 2017 at 05:44 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:21 AM UTC
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
The parse_char_class function in regparse.c in the Onigmo (aka Oniguruma-mod) regular expression library, as used in Ruby 2.4.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and application crash) via a crafted regular expression.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ruby· Ruby Langrubygems
95%Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97304x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13234x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/projects/ruby-trunk/repository/revisions/57660Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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