Description
WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2007-1 | ruby2.1 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2027-1 | jruby security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2330-1 | jruby security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3408-1 | jruby security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4586-1 | ruby2.5 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-4587-1 | ruby2.3 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-7013 | WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4201-1 | Ruby vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T01:10:41.604Z
Reserved: 2019-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-16201
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-11-26T18:15:15.100
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:30:15.713
Link: CVE-2019-16201
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN