CVE-2017-0900
rubygems: No size limit in summary length of gem spec
Severity Score
7.5
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.
RubyGems 2.6.12 y anteriores es vulnerable a especificaciones de gemas manipuladas maliciosamente para provocar ataques de denegación de servicio contra clientes RubyGems que hayan enviado un comando query.
It was found that rubygems could use an excessive amount of CPU while parsing a sufficiently long gem summary. A specially crafted gem from a gem repository could freeze gem commands attempting to parse its summary.
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Timeline
- 2016-11-30 CVE Reserved
- 2017-08-31 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
- CWE-138: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html | Mailing List |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://hackerone.com/reports/243003 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251 | 2019-05-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 | 2019-05-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0900 | 2018-03-26 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487588 | 2018-03-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" | Rubygems Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" | <= 2.6.12 Search vendor "Rubygems" for product "Rubygems" and version " <= 2.6.12" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0" | - |
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