Description
Off-by-one error in the encodes function in pack.c in Ruby 1.9.3 and earlier, and 2.x through 2.1.2, when using certain format string specifiers, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2014-11-15
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: 3.4% Low
KEV: No
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-200-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3157-1 ruby1.9.1 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-4890 Off-by-one error in the encodes function in pack.c in Ruby 1.9.3 and earlier, and 2.x through 2.1.2, when using certain format string specifiers, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2397-1 Ruby vulnerabilities
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Ruby-lang Ruby
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:36.647Z

Reserved: 2014-07-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4975

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-11-15T20:59:01.453

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-4975

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-07-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4975 - Bugzilla

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