UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16201

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-16201
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16201.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16201
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-11-20T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:47:52Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

WEBrick::HTTPAuth::DigestAuth in Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 has a regular expression Denial of Service cause by looping/backtracking. A victim must expose a WEBrick server that uses DigestAuth to the Internet or a untrusted network.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS

ruby2.3

Package

Name
ruby2.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3@2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.0-1
2.3.0-2
2.3.0-4ubuntu2
2.3.0-4ubuntu3
2.3.0-5ubuntu1
2.3.1-2~16.04
2.3.1-2~16.04.2
2.3.1-2~16.04.4
2.3.1-2~16.04.5
2.3.1-2~16.04.6
2.3.1-2~16.04.7
2.3.1-2~16.04.9
2.3.1-2~16.04.10
2.3.1-2~16.04.11
2.3.1-2~16.04.12
2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.13

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-tcltk"
        }
    ]
}

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@1.7.22-1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.21-2ubuntu4
1.7.22-1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.7.22-1ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS

ruby2.5

Package

Name
ruby2.5
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.5@2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.5.0~preview1-1ubuntu2
2.5.0-4ubuntu1
2.5.0-4ubuntu4
2.5.0-5ubuntu1
2.5.0-6ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.1
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.4
2.5.1-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.5-dev"
        }
    ]
}

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.1.17.0-1~18.04?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.1.13.0-1
9.1.17.0-1~18.04

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.1.17.0-1~18.04",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.1.17.0-3build6?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.1.17.0-3
9.1.17.0-3build5
9.1.17.0-3build6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.1.17.0-3build6",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.4.6.0+ds-1ubuntu3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.3.9.0+ds-1
9.4.5.0+ds-1
9.4.5.0+ds-1ubuntu1
9.4.6.0+ds-1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.4.6.0+ds-1ubuntu3",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.04

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.4.8.0+ds-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.4.8.0+ds-1ubuntu1
9.4.8.0+ds-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.4.8.0+ds-2ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.4.8.0+ds-2ubuntu1
9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.4.8.0+ds-3ubuntu1",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

jruby

Package

Name
jruby
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/jruby@1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.6-5ubuntu1
1.5.6-6
1.5.6-7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "jruby"
        }
    ]
}