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TI-2013-03637 Aliases CVE-2013-4164GHSA-j98q-m2w8-57rc

Heap-based buffer overflow in Ruby 1.8, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p484, 2.0 before 2.0.0-p353, 2.1…

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 24 fixed, 5 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Ruby 1.8, 1.9 before 1.9.3-p484, 2.0 before 2.0.0-p353, 2.1 before 2.1.0 preview2, and trunk before revision 43780 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a string that is converted to a floating point value, as demonstrated using (1) the to_f method or (2) JSON.parse.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.34968 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 24 fixed, 5 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.8Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.1Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.2Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1 preview1Vulnerableruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.2 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 preview1 Vulnerable ·ruby

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:0215 Released 2014-03-11 · Red Hat rating Critical
    cfme security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Management Engine cfme-5.2.2.3-1.el6cf, cfme-appliance-5.2.2.3-1.el6cf, cfme-lib-5.2.2.3-1.el6cf +20
  • RHSA-2014:0011 Released 2014-01-07 · Red Hat rating Critical
    ruby193-ruby security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 ruby193-ruby-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-devel-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-doc-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 +8
  • RHSA-2013:1767 Released 2013-11-26 · Red Hat rating Critical
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.2) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-libs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.2) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3.ppc +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4.ppc +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6_2.ppc +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_3 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6_4 +2
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2013:1764 Released 2013-11-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6.ppc +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-devel-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-irb-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) ruby-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-docs-1.8.7.352-13.el6, ruby-ri-1.8.7.352-13.el6 +2
  • RHSA-2013:1763 Released 2013-11-25 · Red Hat rating Critical
    ruby193-ruby security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) ruby193-ruby-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-devel-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-doc-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 +11
    • Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) ruby193-ruby-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-devel-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6, ruby193-ruby-doc-1.9.3.448-40.1.el6 +11

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix yet
OpenShift Enterprise 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Satellite 6AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet
Management EngineFixed RHSA-2014:0215
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0011
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.2)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.3)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.4)Fixed RHSA-2013:1767
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1764
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1763
Red Hat Software Collections 1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:1763
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4164
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j98q-m2w8-57rc

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 13

Other 4

  • TI-2026-71508 Integer overflow in GitLab allows code execution on the server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2017-12709 Ruby before 2.4.3 allows Net::FTP command injection. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-03501 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the WEBrick::HTTPUtils.split_header_value… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-09891 In Ruby through 3.0 on Windows, a remote attacker can submit a crafted path when a Web… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-11751 An issue was discovered in the OpenSSL library in Ruby before 2.3.8, 2.4.x before 2.4.5… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-07892 The Basic authentication code in WEBrick library in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
See all 92 →

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