FKIE_CVE-2017-0900

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-08-31 20:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:58
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
References
support@hackerone.comhttp://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support@hackerone.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support@hackerone.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251Patch, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://hackerone.com/reports/243003Exploit, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01Third Party Advisory
support@hackerone.comhttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hackerone.com/reports/243003Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rubygems rubygems *
debian debian_linux 8.0
debian debian_linux 9.0
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.4
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.4
redhat enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.6
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:58:29.463",
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