CVE-2014-4975: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-4975 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 15-11-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Off-by-one error in the encodes function in pack.c in Ruby 1.9.3 and earlier, and 2.x through 2.1.2, when using certain format string specifiers, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.