# CVE-2017-11465: The parser\_yyerror function in the UTF-8 parser in Ruby 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write or read) or possi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-07-19 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The parser_yyerror function in the UTF-8 parser in Ruby 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write or read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Ruby script, related to the parser_tokadd_utf8 function in parse.y. NOTE: this might have security relevance as a bypass of a $SAFE protection mechanism.

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## References

- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13742
- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/projects/ruby-trunk/repository/revisions/59344

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