CVE-2014-6438

Published: Sep 6, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Ruby Lang: Ruby

Ruby Lang

1 product

Ruby

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Ruby Lang Ruby	Up to 1.9.2

Related CWEs

CWE-399

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory

https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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