Vulnerability in Active Attr Project
CVE-2021-4250
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cgriego active_attr up to 0.15.2. This affects the function call of the file lib/active_attr/typecasting/boolean_typecaster.rb of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.15.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216207.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Active Attr Project
- Cgriego Active Attr — versions 0.15.0, 0.15.1, 0.15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/cgriego/active_attr/issues/184 (issue-tracking, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/cgriego/active_attr/pull/185 (related, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cgriego/active_attr/commit/dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch, mitigation)
- github.com/cgriego/active_attr/releases/tag/v0.15.3 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, mitigation)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-4250?
- CVE-2021-4250 is a low-severity vulnerability in Active Attr Project, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2022-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2021-4250?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.