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CVE-2014-4975
Published: Nov 15, 2014
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Off-by-one error in the encodes function in pack.c in Ruby 1.9.3 and earlier, and 2.x through 2.1.2, when using certain format string specifiers, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
RHSA-2014:1912
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
68474
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
RHSA-2014:1913
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118158
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3157
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0472.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2397-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/10019
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2015:129
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://svn.ruby-lang.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi?view=revision&revision=46778
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2014:1914
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
ruby-cve20144975-bo(94706)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
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