vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-2397-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-2397-1",
  "summary": "ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1, ruby2.0, ruby2.1 vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Will Wood discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled the encodes() function.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ruby to crash, resulting\nin a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. The default\ncompiler options for affected releases should reduce the vulnerability to a\ndenial of service. (CVE-2014-4975)\n\nWillis Vandevanter discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled XML entity\nexpansion. An attacker could use this flaw to cause Ruby to consume large\namounts of resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-8080)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4975",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8080"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2014-11-04T19:23:16Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:32Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby1.9.1",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby1.9.1@1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2",
        "1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1",
        "1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2",
        "1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1",
        "1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2",
        "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libruby1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libtcltk-ruby1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ri1.9.1",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-examples",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-full",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.3",
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-4975",
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                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-8080",
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                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "ruby2.0",
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      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.0.0.299-2",
        "2.0.0.343-1",
        "2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1",
        "2.0.0.353-1",
        "2.0.0.353-1ubuntu1",
        "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu1",
        "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libruby2.0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-tcltk",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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              "id": "CVE-2014-4975",
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                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2014-8080",
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                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
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        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2397-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4975"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8080"
    }
  ]
}