CVE-2017-0901

Public Exploit

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.

Categories

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.11% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory rubygems.org
Affected: HackerOne RubyGems
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 third party advisory vdb entry
https://hackerone.com/reports/243156 patch third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html third party advisory mailing list
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580 third party advisory vdb entry
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-0901?
CVE-2017-0901 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-0901?
To fix CVE-2017-0901, 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-2017-0901 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-0901 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-0901?
CVE-2017-0901 affects HackerOne RubyGems.
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