CVE-2014-6438
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
The URI.decode_www_form_component method in Ruby before 1.9.2-p330 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (catastrophic regular expression backtracking, resource consumption, or application crash) via a crafted string.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.13%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-399
Referencias
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874
- https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874
- https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/
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