Improper Input Validation Affecting rubygem-test-unit package, versions <0:3.2.7-111.module+el8.9.0+19193+435404ae


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-RUBYGEMTESTUNIT-5407780
  • published4 Apr 2023
  • disclosed21 Mar 2023

Introduced: 21 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-28755  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 rubygem-test-unit to version 0:3.2.7-111.module+el8.9.0+19193+435404ae or higher.

NVD Description

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

A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component through 0.12.0 in Ruby through 3.2.1. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to URI objects. The fixed versions are 0.12.1, 0.11.1, 0.10.2 and 0.10.0.1.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1