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CVE-2017-0900

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.

Published: Aug 31, 2017
Updated: May 9, 2024
CVE: CVE-2017-0900
GHSA: GHSA-p7f2-rr42-m9xm
Severity: High
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: High
Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-20

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
rubygems / rubygems	-	2.6.12.x
debian / debian_linux	8.0	8.0.x
debian / debian_linux	9.0	9.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0	7.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0	7.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server	7.0	7.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.4	7.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.4	7.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_tus	7.4	7.4.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.5	7.5.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_tus	7.6	7.6.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.6	7.6.x
redhat / enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.6	7.6.x
rubygems-update	-	2.6.13

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