Vulnerability Description
A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component through 0.12.0 in Ruby through 3.2.1. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to URI objects. The fixed versions are 0.12.1, 0.11.1, 0.10.2 and 0.10.0.1.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Uri | <= 0.10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/ruby/uri/releases/Release Notes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00033.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/releases/Release Notes
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2022/12/25/ruby-3-2-0-released/Release Notes
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2023/03/28/redos-in-uri-cve-2023-28755/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ruby/uri/releases/Release Notes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00033.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00000.html
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-28755?
CVE-2023-28755 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component through 0.12.0 in Ruby through 3.2.1. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time fo...
How severe is CVE-2023-28755?
CVE-2023-28755 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-28755?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ruby-Lang Uri, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.