CVE-2013-4363 is an algorithmic complexity vulnerability in RubyGems, specifically affecting versions before 1.8.23.2, 1.8.24-1.8.26, 2.0.x before 2.0.10, and 2.1.x before 2.1.5, as used in Ruby 1.9.0-2.0.0p247. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by submitting a crafted gem version that triggers excessive CPU consumption due to a regular expression backtracking issue. Rated with a CVSS score of 4.3, it has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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