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CVE-2017-0899 — Vulnerability in rubygems-update — CVE Details

CRITICAL

RubyGems Code Injection vulnerability

Published May 13, 2022Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

RubyGems prior to 2.6.13 is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published May 13, 2022 (1613 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 544 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update rubygems-update to 2.6.13 or later
gem install rubygems-update -v 2.6.13

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: rubygems (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
rubygems-update
rubygems
0.8.10, 0.8.11, 0.8.3, 0.8.4 (+135 more)2.6.13

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-0899?
RubyGems Code Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-0899?
CVE-2017-0899 affects rubygems-update. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-0899 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-7gcp-2gmq-w3xh

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