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CVE-2014-3916

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.

Published

2014-11-16T17:59:04.253

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-19

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rubyonrails	rails	1.9.3	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.0.0	Yes
Application	rubyonrails	rails	2.1.0	Yes

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/362 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/375 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67705 ([email protected])
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9709 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93505 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/362 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/375 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67705 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/9709 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/93505 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)