CVE-2017-0900

HIGH

RubyGems <2.6.12 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (12)

Core 12
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://hackerone.com/reports/243003
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100579
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.1123
EPSS Percentile 93.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (14)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_tus 7.4
... and 4 more
Published Aug 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026