CVE-2017-6181

high

Description

The parse_char_class function in regparse.c in the Onigmo (aka Oniguruma-mod) regular expression library, as used in Ruby 2.4.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and application crash) via a crafted regular expression.

References

https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/projects/ruby-trunk/repository/revisions/57660

https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13234

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97304

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-04-03

Updated: 2017-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High