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CVE-2017-15412

HIGH

Nokogiri gem, via libxml, is affected by DoS vulnerabilities

Published May 14, 2022Updated February 16, 2024Source: osv

Summary

Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Bundler
Update nokogiri to 1.8.2 or later
gem install nokogiri -v 1.8.2

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

Affected Packages (1)

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
nokogiri
rubygems
1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3 (+97 more)1.8.2

Vulnerability Classification

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

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 8.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

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

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-15412?
Nokogiri gem, via libxml, is affected by DoS vulnerabilities This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of HIGH (CVSS score: 8.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2017-15412?
CVE-2017-15412 affects nokogiri. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2017-15412 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
8.8

High exploitability or significant impact. Prioritize remediation within days.

Also Known As

GHSA-r58r-74gx-6wx3

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