CVE-2017-0901 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580 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/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2 https://hackerone.com/reports/243156 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5