CVE-2017-0900 (GCVE-0-2017-0900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-31 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 13:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
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| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-releas… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a… | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2017-08-27 00:00
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