Ruby hash table implementation vulnerable to denial-of-service

Overview The hash table implementation in Ruby contains a denial-of-service DoS vulnerability. The hash table implementation in Ruby contains an issue, where it may intentionally create a series of strings whose hash values collide. As a result, a denial-of-service DoS attack may be conducted...

Debian DSA-1652-1 : ruby1.9 - several vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may lead to denial of service and other security problems. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-3655 Keita Yamaguchi discovered that several safe...