Description
In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.0%
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 (2)
ox_project/ox
2.8.0
rubygems/ox
0 - 2.8.1RubyGems
Published
Oct 27, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026