// For flags

CVE-2019-16201

ruby: Regular expression denial of service vulnerability of WEBrick's Digest authentication

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La función WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth en Ruby versiones hasta la versión 2.4.7, versiones 2.5.x hasta 2.5.6 y versiones 2.6.x hasta 2.6.4, tiene una expresión regular de denegación de servicio causada mediante looping/backtracking. Una víctima debe exponer un servidor WEBrick que usa DigestAuth en Internet o una red no segura.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-09-10 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-11-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-19 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.4.0 <= 2.4.7
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Affected
Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.5.0 <= 2.5.6
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Affected
Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.6.0 <= 2.6.4
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Affected