GitHub Advisoryadvisory · RubyGems

GHSA-4whf-rmx5-8frv active_attr Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability

HIGH Published 2022-12-19 Modified 2023-01-03 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-4250
Ecosystem
RubyGems
Packages
active_attr
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-404
Reviewed
2022-12-19

Affected packages

• RubyGems active_attr: < 0.15.4 → fixed in 0.15.4

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cgriego active_attr up to 0.15.3. This affects the function call of the file lib/active_attr/typecasting/boolean_typecaster.rb of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.15.4 can address this issue. The name of the patch is dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216207.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-4250 A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cgriego active_attr up to 0.15.2. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release weakness

References