CVE-2017-0903 Information

Description

RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/2.6.14-released.html http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/unsafe-object-deserialization-vulnerability.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101275 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/510b1638ac9bba3ceb7a5d73135dafff9e5bab49 https://hackerone.com/reports/274990 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4031

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8