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.
EPSS: 0.011 (78.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Ruby-lang Ruby
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, 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.