CVE-2013-4287
rubygems: version regex algorithmic complexity vulnerability
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 9, 2013
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A denial of service vulnerability exists in the RubyGems versions 2.0.7 or older, such that when RubyGems validates versioning it performs a wrong regular expression causing resource consumption due to algorithmic complexity.
Statement
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 1.2 is now in Production 1 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Moderate security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/site/support/policy/updates/openshift.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 2.6AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-1333 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity