CVE-2017-0901
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · Path traversal
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactNone
Exploit probability (EPSS)29%
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlPatch
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585Advisory