CVE-2017-11465 in Ruby
Summary
The parser_yyerror function in the UTF-8 parser in Ruby 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write or read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Ruby script, related to the parser_tokadd_utf8 function in parse.y. NOTE: this might have security relevance as a bypass of a $SAFE protection mechanism.
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Reservation
07/19/2017
Disclosure
07/19/2017
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104093 | Ruby UTF-8 parser_tokadd_utf8 out-of-bounds | 125 | Not defined | Not defined | CVE-2017-11465 |