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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-3916

CVE-2014-3916

Description

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.

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Affected products

4
  • Rubyonrails/Rails3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ruby-git/ruby-gitllm-fuzzy
    Range: 1.9.3, 2.0.0, 2.1

Patches

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References

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