CVE-2013-4287
Published: 17 October 2013
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | rubygems is for users of ruby1.8. ruby1.9.1 and jruby ship an embedded rubygems. |
| mdeslaur | we don't consider this to be a security issue |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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jruby Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
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| precise |
Ignored
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| quantal |
Ignored
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| raring |
Ignored
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| upstream |
Needs triage
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ruby1.9.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
|
| precise |
Ignored
|
|
| quantal |
Ignored
|
|
| raring |
Ignored
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
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rubygems Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
| precise |
Ignored
|
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| quantal |
Ignored
|
|
| raring |
Ignored
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
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