UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4975
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-4975
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4975.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-4975
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2014-07-17T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-22T09:46:15Z
- Severity
-
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Off-by-one error in the encodes function in pack.c in Ruby 1.9.3 and earlier, and 2.x through 2.1.2, when using certain format string specifiers, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via vectors that trigger a stack-based buffer overflow.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby1.9.1
Package
- Name
- ruby1.9.1
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby1.9.1@1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1
Affected versions
1.*
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
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"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",
"binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1"
},
{
"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"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby2.0
Package
- Name
- ruby2.0
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0@2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1
Affected versions
2.*
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
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"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",
"binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1"
}
]
}