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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3399 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-9j7m-rjqx-48vh RubyGems Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.871Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4287

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-10-17T23:55:04.407

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4287

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-09-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4287 - Bugzilla

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