CVE-2014-6438

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.58%
Vendor Advisory ruby-lang.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/ release notes patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6 vdb entry mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6438?
CVE-2014-6438 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6438?
To fix CVE-2014-6438, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-6438 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-6438 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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