Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Ruby 1.8, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p484, 2.0 before 2.0.0-p353, 2.1 before 2.1.0 preview2, and trunk before revision 43780 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a string that is converted to a floating point value, as demonstrated using (1) the to_f method or (2) JSON.parse.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Ruby | 1.8 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-04/0134.html
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0103.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-12/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00028.html
- http://osvdb.org/100113
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1763.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1764.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1767.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0011.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0215.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55787Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57376
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2809
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2810
FAQ
What is CVE-2013-4164?
CVE-2013-4164 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8 (MEDIUM). Heap-based buffer overflow in Ruby 1.8, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p484, 2.0 before 2.0.0-p353, 2.1 before 2.1.0 preview2, and trunk before revision 43780 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of...
How severe is CVE-2013-4164?
CVE-2013-4164 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2013-4164?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ruby-Lang Ruby.