Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity Affecting ruby-bundled-gems package, versions <0:3.1.7-145.module+el8.10.0+23011+f9d508f8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-RUBYBUNDLEDGEMS-9667031
  • published5 Apr 2025
  • disclosed3 Mar 2025

Introduced: 3 Mar 2025

CVE-2025-27220  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1333  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 ruby-bundled-gems to version 0:3.1.7-145.module+el8.10.0+23011+f9d508f8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-bundled-gems package and not the ruby-bundled-gems package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) vulnerability exists in the Util#escapeElement method.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1