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TI-2014-03189 Aliases CVE-2014-3916GHSA-252h-69rw-g2rp

The str_buf_cat function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0.0, and 2.1 allows…

Priority LOW 26CWE-19Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The str_buf_cat function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.3, 2.0.0, and 2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a long string.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01374 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.3VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0.0VulnerableRails
cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1.0VulnerableRails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:1.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Rails
  • cpe:2.3:a:rubyonrails:rails:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Rails

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-3916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-252h-69rw-g2rp

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2014-00124 Directory traversal vulnerability in actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/base.rb in the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03828 Path traversal in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-00672 Directory traversal vulnerability in Action View in Ruby on Rails before 3.2.22.1, 4.0.x… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-03830 Command injection in Rails https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-06581 Code injection in https://github.com/rails/rails CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-00091 active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb in Ruby on Rails before 2.3.15, 3.0.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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