CVE-2019-16201

Public on 2019-11-26
Modified on 2024-02-29
Description
WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ruby 2024-03-04 ALAS2-2024-2486 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2 - Ruby2.6 Extra ruby 2023-09-25 ALAS2RUBY2.6-2023-007 Fixed
Amazon Linux 1 ruby24 2020-08-31 ALAS-2020-1422 Fixed
Amazon Linux 2023 ruby3.2 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2019-16201 Mitre: CVE-2019-16201