CVE-2017-0900 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579 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 https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251 https://hackerone.com/reports/243003 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5