Description

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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2014-6438

Related Vulnerabilities

WordPress Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2012-5868)

WordPress Plugin Newsletter Subscription Form Possible Remote Code Execution (1.1.2)

WordPress Plugin Quick Event Manager Cross-Site Scripting (9.6.4)

WordPress Plugin GNU-Mailman Integration Cross-Site Scripting (1.0.6)

WordPress Plugin WPhone Cross-Site Scripting (1.5.2)

Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2014-6438 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities