CVE-2017-0901

CVSS V2 Medium 6.4 CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-0901
  • Assigner
  • support@hackerone.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2017-08-31T20:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2019-10-09T23:21:09
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.6.12
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 6.4
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 4.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://hackerone.com/reports/243156 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2 Patch Third Party Advisory
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0901
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:13:21 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 20:31:49 cve-assignments@hackerone.com support@hackerone.com CVE Assigner updated
2022-12-02 20:31:49 2017-08-31T20:29Z 2017-08-31T20:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 20:31:49 2019-10-09T23:21:09 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 20:31:49 Modified Vulnerability Status updated