CVE-2017-0901

Summary

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier fails to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'Ûª) (CWE-22)

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
• https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
• https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580
• http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html

References

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
• https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
• https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580
• http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html

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