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CVE-2008-3443 Details

Description

The regular expression engine (regex.c) in Ruby 1.8.5 and earlier, 1.8.6 through 1.8.6-p286, 1.8.7 through 1.8.7-p71, and 1.9 through r18423 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) via multiple long requests to a Ruby socket, related to memory allocation failure, and as demonstrated against Webrick.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32372	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33398	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4158	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44688	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9570	CVE
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	CVE
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/	CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6239	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1695	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0895.html	CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30682	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021075	CVE
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31430	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32165	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32219	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32371	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32372	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33185	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33398	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4158	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44688	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9570	[email protected]
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549	[email protected]
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-424.htm	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/651-1/	[email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/691-1/	[email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6239	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00259.html	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00299.html	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1695	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0895.html	[email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0897.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30682	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021075	[email protected]
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297	[email protected]

see all 52 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
ruby-lang ruby	1.6.8 1.8.0 1.8.1 1.8.1 -9 1.8.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:-9:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p114:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p115:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p231:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p52:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p286:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:::::: cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:r18423:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Product

Versions

ruby-lang ruby

1.6.8

1.8.0

1.8.1

1.8.1 -9

1.8.2

CPE

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.1:-9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.2:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.3:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.4:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p113:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p115:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p231:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:p52:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.5:preview5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p110:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p111:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p114:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p230:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p286:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.6:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:p71:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8.7:preview4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.0:r18423:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 3, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 15, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]