CVE-2025-27219
March 5, 2025, 2:08 p.m.
5.8
Medium
Description
In the CGI gem before 0.4.2 for Ruby, the CGI::Cookie.parse method in the CGI library contains a potential Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability. The method does not impose any limit on the length of the raw cookie value it processes. This oversight can lead to excessive resource consumption when parsing extremely large cookies.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby-lang |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | ruby-lang | cgi | / | / | / | / | / | ruby | / | / |
| a | ruby-lang | cgi | / | / | / | / | / | ruby | / | / |
| a | ruby-lang | cgi | 0.3.6 | / | / | / | / | ruby | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: NETWORK
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Timeline
Published: March 4, 2025, 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 2:08 p.m.
Last Modified: March 5, 2025, 2:08 p.m.
Status : Analyzed
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
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