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High
CVE-2021-41817
Date.parse in the date gem through 3.2.0 for Ruby allows...
Vulnerability Description
Date.parse in the date gem through 3.2.0 for Ruby allows ReDoS (regular expression Denial of Service) via a long string. The fixed versions are 3.2.1, 3.1.2, 3.0.2, and 2.0.1.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://hackerone.com/reports/1254844
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/11/15/date-parsing-method-regexp-dos-cve-2021-41817/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
date, ruby, software collections, enterprise linux, fedora, debian linux, linux enterprise, factory, leap
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 2.6.0, 2.7.0, 7.0, 8.0, 34, 35, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0, 12.0, 15.0, 15.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 1st, 2022
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.