CVE-2023-28756: High severity ruby-lang Ruby vulnerability

Published Mar 31, 2023
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Updated

A ReDoS issue was discovered in the Time component through 0.2.1 in Ruby through 3.2.1. The Time parser mishandles invalid URLs that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to Time objects. The fixed versions are 0.1.1 and 0.2.2.

Other sources

The Time parser mishandles invalid strings that have specific characters. It causes an increase in execution time for parsing strings to Time objects.

A ReDoS issue was discovered in the Time gem 0.1.0 and 0.2.1 and Time library of Ruby 2.7.7.

Red Hat

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
rubygems/time<0.1.1
0.1.1
rubygems/time>=0.2.0<0.2.2
0.2.2
debian/jruby<=9.3.9.0+ds-8
9.4.8.0+ds-2
debian/ruby2.7<=2.7.4-1+deb11u1
2.7.4-1+deb11u5
debian/ruby3.1<=3.1.2-7+deb12u1, <=3.1.2-8.5
ruby-lang Ruby<=2.7.7
ruby-lang Time Ruby=0.1.0
ruby-lang Time Ruby=0.2.1
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38

Event History

Mar 31, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Advisory Published
via GitHub·06:30 AM
Apr 3, 2023
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·02:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Feb 1, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·12:25 AM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·04:14 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2023-28756?

CVE-2023-28756 is a ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service) vulnerability discovered in the Time component of Ruby versions up to 3.2.1.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28756?

CVE-2023-28756 has a severity rating of 7.5 (high).

3

How does CVE-2023-28756 affect Ruby?

CVE-2023-28756 affects the Time component in Ruby versions up to 3.2.1.

4

How can I fix CVE-2023-28756?

To fix CVE-2023-28756, you need to upgrade Ruby to version 0.1.1 or version 0.2.2, depending on the affected package.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2023-28756?

You can find more information about CVE-2023-28756 on the official Ruby website.

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