CVE-2017-0901
HIGH 7.5EPSS 29.4%
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.
- Affected
- HackerOne · RubyGems
- CVSS v3.0 NVD
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - EPSS
- 29.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile
- Published
- 2017-08-31
- Updated
- 2024-09-16
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
ExploitDB entries (1)
Security advisories
- 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
- rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
- 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
- advisories/GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p