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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS00d2hmLXJteDUtOGZyds4AAwZi

active_attr Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in cgriego active_attr up to 0.15.3. This affects the function call of the file lib/active_attr/typecasting/boolean_typecaster.rb of the component Regex Handler. The manipulation of the argument value leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.15.4 can address this issue. The name of the patch is dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216207.

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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: over 1 year ago
Updated: about 1 year ago

CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-4whf-rmx5-8frv, CVE-2021-4250
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4250
• https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/issues/184
• https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/pull/185
• https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/commit/dab95e5843b01525444b82bd7b336ef1d79377df
• https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/releases/tag/v0.15.4
• https://vuldb.com/?id.216207
• https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr/releases/tag/v0.15.3
• https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/active_attr/CVE-2021-4250.yml
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4whf-rmx5-8frv

Repository: https://github.com/cgriego/active_attr
Blast Radius: 23.5

Affected Packages