Ruby Improper Input Validation Vulnerability - CVE-2017-6181 - Vulnerability Database

Ruby Improper Input Validation Vulnerability - CVE-2017-6181

High

Reference: CVE-2017-6181

NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6181

Title: Ruby Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Overview:

The parse_char_class function in regparse.c in the Onigmo (aka Oniguruma-mod) regular expression library as used in Ruby 2.4.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (deep recursion and application crash) via a crafted regular expression.