# CVE-2021-4250: cgriego active\_attr Regex boolean\_typecaster.rb call denial of service

- Also known as: GHSA-4WHF-RMX5-8FRV
- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.15.4
- Published: 2022-12-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- cgriego active\_attr: 0.15.0, 0.15.1, 0.15.2
- active\_attr (RubyGems): fixed in 0.15.4

## Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cgriego active_attr up to 0.15.2. This affects the function call of the file lib/active_attr/typecasting/boolean_typecaster.rb of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.15.3 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216207.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cgriego active\_attr, active\_attr, upgrade to a fixed version (0.15.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.216207
- https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/issues/184
- https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/pull/185
- https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/commit/dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df
- https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/releases/tag/v0.15.3

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