Vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby
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 application crash) via a crafted string.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.041 (90.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/ (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List, VDB Entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-6438?
- CVE-2014-6438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-09-06.
- How severe is CVE-2014-6438?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.