CVE-2017-0903
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.159 · 97 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution.
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
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affected products (84)
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 (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-mqwr-4qf2-2hcvRubyGems vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution. The issue has been patched in 2.6.14.
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sources
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references (41)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/2.6.14-released.htmlcnnvd
- http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/unsafe-object-deserialization-vulnerability.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101275cnnvd
- 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/510b1638ac9bba3ceb7a5d73135dafff9e5bab49cnnvd
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