GHSA-5cqm-crxm-6qpv

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5cqm-crxm-6qpv

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/12/GHSA-5cqm-crxm-6qpv/GHSA-5cqm-crxm-6qpv.json

Aliases

• CVE-2021-41816

Published

2021-12-14T21:36:20Z

Modified

2024-03-10T05:18:37.963070Z

Summary

Buffer overrun in CGI.escape_html

Details

A buffer overrun vulnerability was discovered in CGI.escapehtml. This can lead to a buffer overflow when a user passes a very large string (> 700 MB) to CGI.escapehtml on a platform where long type takes 4 bytes, typically, Windows.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41816
• https://github.com/ruby/cgi/commit/959ccf0b6a672bcc64aeaa60c6e1f9e728f1e87f
• https://github.com/ruby/cgi/commit/ad079c1cb5f58eba1ffac46da79995fcf94a3a6e
• https://github.com/ruby/cgi/commit/c6a37a671b556eb06140ea89cc465136b24207a6
• https://github.com/ruby/cgi/commit/c728632c1c09d46cfd4ecbff9caaa3651dd1002a
• https://hackerone.com/reports/1328463
• https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2021/11/24/buffer-overrun-in-cgi-escape_html-cve-2021-41816
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0006
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-27
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-41816
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UTOJGS5IEFDK3UOO7IY4OTTFGHGLSWZF
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IUXQCH6FRKANCVZO2Q7D2SQX33FP3KWN
• https://groups.google.com/g/ruby-security-ann/c/4MQ568ZG47c
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/cgi/CVE-2021-41816.yml
• https://github.com/ruby/cgi