{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-2j3h-55rq-rj48",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:44:20Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:08:00Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-6438"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6438"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ruby/www.ruby-lang.org/issues/817"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2014/08/19/ruby-1-9-2-p330-released"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/13/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032874"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-09-06T21:29:00Z"
  }
}