Out-of-Bounds Affecting rubygem-power_assert package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RUBYGEMPOWERASSERT-17675181
  • published29 Jun 2026
  • disclosed7 Apr 2014

Introduced: 7 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-3916  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 rubygem-power_assert.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-power_assert package and not the rubygem-power_assert package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The str_buf_cat function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0.0, and 2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1