Improper Input Validation Affecting ruby-static package, versions *
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Start learning- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-RUBYSTATIC-1336880
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed19 Aug 2014
Introduced: 19 Aug 2014
CVE-2014-6438 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 ruby-static.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-static package and not the ruby-static package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.