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CVE-2017-0899GHSA-7GCP-2GMQ-W3XH

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters.

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.6.13
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated
  3. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • HackerOne RubyGems

    Versions before 2.6.13

  • rubygems-updateRubyGems

    fixed in 2.6.13

References 13

access.redhat.com

debian.org

hackerone.com

securitytracker.com

GitHub · rubygems/rubygems

lists.debian.org

security.gentoo.org

securityfocus.com

blog.rubygems.org