CVE-2017-0902 (GCVE-0-2017-0902)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-08-31 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-17 00:42
VLAI
Summary
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability that allows a MITM attacker to force the RubyGems client to download and install gems from a server that the attacker controls.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-350 - Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action (CWE-350)
Assigner
hackerone CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard D 59/100 over 186 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100586 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8d915… x_refsource_MISC
https://hackerone.com/reports/218088 x_refsource_MISC
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-releas… x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
HackerOne RubyGems Affected: Versions before 2.6.13
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Date Public
2017-08-27 00:00
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