CVE-2014-3916 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Rails
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedNov 16
Latest updateMay 14
Description
The str_buf_cat function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0.0, and 2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string.
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9