CVE-2013-4287
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 17, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Jun 12, 2013
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Gem::Version::VERSION_PATTERN in lib/rubygems/version.rb in RubyGems before 1.8.23.1, 1.8.24 through 1.8.25, 2.0.x before 2.0.8, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0, as used in Ruby 1.9.0 through 2.0.0p247, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted gem version that triggers a large amount of backtracking in a regular expression.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- [oss-security] 20130909 CVE-2013-4287 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in RubyGems 2.0.7 and oldermailing-list
- 55381third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1523vendor-advisory
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2013/09/09/CVE-2013-4287.html
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4287
- RHSA-2013:1427vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1852vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1441vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:0207vendor-advisory
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