CVE-2018-1000074

Description

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in owner command that can result in code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via victim must run the `gem owner` command on a gem with a specially crafted YAML file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.49%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3621-2/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/254e3d0ee873c008c0b74e8b8abcbdab4caa0a6d third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00017.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4219 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3621-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00028.html mailing list
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259 vendor advisory
http://blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00028.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000074?
CVE-2018-1000074 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000074?
To fix CVE-2018-1000074, 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-2018-1000074 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000074 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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