CVE catalog
CVE-2014-6438
ruby1.9.1 - security update
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.13% · Oct 25, 2026
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. ruby: Unsafe parsing of long strings via decode_www_form_component method The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 6.0 | 1.9.2.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 6.0 | 1.9.2.0-2+armhf | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 6.0 | 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | deb | 6.0 | 1.9.2.0-2+deb6u6 | Not reported | DLA-275-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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