active-support ruby gem 5.2.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by containing a malicious backdoor. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 2.0
Severity: HIGH
Problem Type: CWE-77,NVD-CWE-noinfo,
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| activesupport_project | activesupport | 5.2.0 |
A regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Active Support <6.1.7.1 and <7.0.4.1. A specially crafted string passed to the underscore method can cause the regular expression engine to enter a state of catastrophic backtracking. This can cause the process to use large amounts of CPU and memory, leading to a possible DoS vulnerability.
CVSS 3.x
| Source | Score | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | 3.9 | 3.6 |
Products Affected
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| activesupport_project | activesupport | * |