Vulnerability Description
A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component before 0.12.2 for Ruby. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. There is an increase in execution time for parsing strings to URI objects with rfc2396_parser.rb and rfc3986_parser.rb. NOTE: this issue exists becuse of an incomplete fix for CVE-2023-28755. Version 0.10.3 is also a fixed version.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-Lang | Uri | < 0.10.3 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedorapro
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0002/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2023/06/29/redos-in-uri-CVE-2023-36617/MitigationVendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00000.html
- 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/[email protected]
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0002/
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2023/06/29/redos-in-uri-CVE-2023-36617/MitigationVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-36617?
CVE-2023-36617 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). A ReDoS issue was discovered in the URI component before 0.12.2 for Ruby. The URI parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. There is an increase in execution time for parsing strin...
How severe is CVE-2023-36617?
CVE-2023-36617 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-2023-36617?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Ruby-Lang Uri.