fkie_cve-2014-3916
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2014-11-16 17:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/362
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/375
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67705
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9709Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93505
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/362
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/375
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67705
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9709Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93505
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rubyonrails rails 1.9.3
rubyonrails rails 2.0.0
rubyonrails rails 2.1.0


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