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ALPINE-CVE-2021-41817
ALPINE-CVE-2021-41817
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published January 1, 2022
Date.parse in the date gem through 3.2.0 for Ruby allows ReDoS (regular expression Denial of Service) via a long string. The fixed versions are 3.2.1, 3.1.2, 3.0.2, and 2.0.1.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ruby | Alpine:v3.14 | 2.7.5-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.24 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.20 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.22 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.15 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.12 | 2.7.5-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.13 | 2.7.5-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.18 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.21 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.19 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.16 | 3.0.3-r0 |
| ruby | Alpine:v3.23 | 3.0.3-r0 |
1 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | 2.7.1-r5, 0, 1.8.7_p174-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ruby | 2.6.0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 2.6.0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 2.6.0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 1.9.3_p362-r0, 1.9.3_p194-r0, 1.8.7_p72-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 2.4.1-r3, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 2.6.0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r3, 1.8.7_p174-r4, 1.8.7_p174-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.0.0_p247-r1, 2.4.0-r3, 2.5.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 2.6.0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r0, 1.8.7_p174-r1, 1.8.7_p174-r2 |
Timeline
- Jan 1, 2022 CVE Published
- Jul 8, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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