CVE-2017-0901
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier fails to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.5 High
- Status
- Modified - support@hackerone.com
- Published
- 2017-08-31
- Last modified
- 2024-09-16
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20, CWE-22
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Rubygems (Hackerone)
- Enterprise Linux Desktop (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Aus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Eus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Server Tus (Redhat)
- Enterprise Linux Workstation (Redhat)
- Rubygems (Rubygems)
References
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
- https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/
