Resource Exhaustion Affecting rubygem-bson-doc package, versions <0:4.5.0-1.module+el8.1.0+3653+beb38eb0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.09% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-RUBYGEMBSONDOC-2113119
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Oct 2019

Introduced: 1 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-16201  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 rubygem-bson-doc to version 0:4.5.0-1.module+el8.1.0+3653+beb38eb0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1