Medium, CVSS 5.3RubyGemsPublished
fugit parse and parse_nat stall on lengthy input
CVE-2024-43380 · GHSA-2m96-52r3-2f3g
- Affected
- RubyGems fugit < 1.11.1
- Fixed in
- 1.11.1· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact The fugit "natural" parser, that turns "every wednesday at 5pm" into "0 17 3", accepted any length of input and went on attempting to parse it, not returning promptly, as expected. The parse call could hold the thread with no end in sight. Fugit dependents that do not check (user) input length for plausability are impacted. Patches Problem was reported in #104 and the fix was released in fugit 1.11.1 Workarounds By making sure that Fugit.parse(s), Fugit.doparse(s), Fugit.parsenat(s), Fugit.doparsenat(s), Fugit::Nat.parse(s), and Fugit::Nat.doparse(s) are not fed strings too long. 1000 chars feels ok, while 10000 chars makes it stall. In fewer words, making sure those fugit methods are not fed unvetted input strings. References gh-104
Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.11.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.