CVE-2016-7954

Public Exploit

Description

Bundler 1.x might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary Ruby code into an application by leveraging a gem name collision on a secondary source. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2013-0334.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.60% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory collectiveidea.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93423 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/5062 patch third party advisory issue tracking
http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2016/10/06/bundlers-multiple-source-security-vulnerability/ third party advisory exploit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381951 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/5 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/5051 patch third party advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-7954?
CVE-2016-7954 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-7954?
To fix CVE-2016-7954, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-7954 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-7954 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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