Improper Input Validation Affecting ruby package, versions <2.4.2-r0
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
2.06% (89th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE39-RUBY-338414
- published 31 Aug 2017
- disclosed 31 Aug 2017
Introduced: 31 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-0900 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.9
ruby
to version 2.4.2-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby
package and not the ruby
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.9
relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0900
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-0900
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251
- https://hackerone.com/reports/243003
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
- 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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-0900