CVE-2017-0899
highpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.111 · 96 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux server aus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server aus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server eus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server tus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux server tus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1421Ruby: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2017-09-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Ruby ausnutzen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen, Systemdateien zu manipulieren oder beliebigen Programmcode zur Ausführung bringen.
- GHSA-7gcp-2gmq-w3xhRubyGems Code Injection vulnerability2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
RubyGems prior to 2.6.13 is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (40)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585cnnvd
- https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1cnnvd
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