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CVE-2021-41816

ruby: buffer overflow in CGI.escape_html

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

CGI.escape_html in Ruby before 2.7.5 and 3.x before 3.0.3 has an integer overflow and resultant buffer overflow via a long string on platforms (such as Windows) where size_t and long have different numbers of bytes. This also affects the CGI gem before 0.3.1 for Ruby.

El archivo CGI.escape_html en Ruby versiones anteriores a 2.7.5 y 3.x versiones anteriores a 3.0.3, presenta un desbordamiento de enteros y un desbordamiento de búfer resultante por medio de una cadena larga en plataformas (como Windows) donde size_t y long tienen diferentes números de bytes. Esto también afecta a CGI gem versiones anteriores a 0.3.1 para Ruby

A flaw was found in the ruby. This issue occurs due to improper bounds checking by a buffer overrun in CGI.escape_html. By sending an overly long string using the size_t parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
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
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-09-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-01-19 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-22 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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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Cgi
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<= 0.2.0
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ruby
Affected
in Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 3.0.0 < 3.0.3
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-
Safe
Ruby-lang
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Cgi
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<= 0.1.0
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ruby
Affected
in Ruby-lang
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Ruby
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>= 2.7.0 < 2.7.5
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Safe
Ruby-lang
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Cgi
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< 0.3.1
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ruby
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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34
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-
Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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35
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-
Affected