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-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. |
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GHSA-9j7m-rjqx-48vh | RubyGems Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability |
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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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Status : Deferred
Published: 2013-10-17T23:55:04.407
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2013-4287


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