# CVE-2014-6438: The URI.decode\_www\_form\_component method in Ruby before 1.9.2-p330 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (catastrophic regula

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released/
- https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6

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