Description
Nokogiri is an open source XML and HTML library for Ruby. Nokogiri `< v1.13.4` contains an inefficient regular expression that is susceptible to excessive backtracking when attempting to detect encoding in HTML documents. Users are advised to upgrade to Nokogiri `>= 1.13.4`. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected products
- sparklemotion / nokogiri< 1.13.4 – < 1.13.4
References
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/security/advisories/GHSA-crjr-9rc5-ghw8
- PATCHhttps://github.com/sparklemotion/nokogiri/commit/e444525ef1634b675cd1cf52d39f4320ef0aecfd
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OUPLBUZVM4WPFSXBEP2JS3R6LMKRTLFC/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XMDCWRQXJQ3TFSETPCEFMQ6RR6ME5UA3/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6DHCOWMA5PQTIQIMDENA7R2Y5BDYAIYM/
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00013.html
- MISChttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-29
- MAILING_LISThttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00018.html
- VENDOR_ADVISORYhttps://support.apple.com/kb/HT213532
- MAILING_LISThttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/23