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CVE-2017-0900

Publication date 31 August 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
jruby 24.04 LTS noble
Needs evaluation
23.10 mantic Ignored
23.04 lunar Ignored
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.10 groovy Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
19.10 eoan Ignored
19.04 disco Ignored
18.10 cosmic Ignored
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Vulnerable
14.04 LTS trusty
Needs evaluation
ruby1.9.1 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5
ruby2.0 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Not in release
17.04 zesty Not in release
16.04 LTS xenial Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
ruby2.3 24.04 LTS noble Not in release
23.10 mantic Not in release
23.04 lunar Not in release
22.10 kinetic Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy Not in release
21.10 impish Not in release
21.04 hirsute Not in release
20.10 groovy Not in release
20.04 LTS focal Not in release
19.10 eoan Not in release
19.04 disco Not in release
18.10 cosmic Not in release
18.04 LTS bionic Not in release
17.10 artful Ignored
17.04 zesty Ignored
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.3.1-2~16.04.6
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Notes

tyhicks

ruby{1.9.1,2.0,2.3} and jruby ship an embedded rubygems.

rodrigo-zaiden

ruby2.3 (xenial) was fixed back in release version 2.3.1-2~16.04.6. The patch that fixed this CVE came along with other CVEs fixes (CVE-2017-0899, CVE-2017-0900, CVE-2017-0901, CVE-2017-0902) and at that time this CVE was not included in the changelog.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
ruby1.9.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H