High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-6438
CVE-2014-6438
Description
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.
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References
4- www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/nvdPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6nvdMailing ListVDB Entry
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