CVE-2017-0901

2017-08-3100:00:00

ubuntu.com

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

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

6.4 Medium

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.4%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=873802>

Notes

Author	Note
tyhicks	ruby{1.9.1,2.0,2.3} and jruby ship an embedded rubygems.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu23.10noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu24.04noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchjruby< anyUNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchruby1.9.1< 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchruby2.0< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10UNKNOWN
ubuntu17.10noarchruby2.3< 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.3UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchruby2.3< 2.3.1-2~16.04.6UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	23.10	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	24.04	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	jruby	< any	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	ruby1.9.1	< 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	ruby2.0	< 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	17.10	noarch	ruby2.3	< 2.3.3-1ubuntu1.3	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	ruby2.3	< 2.3.1-2~16.04.6	UNKNOWN