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CVE-2017-0902

RubyGems has Origin Validation Error vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-73w7-6w9g-gc8w

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.8%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability that allows a MITM attacker to force the RubyGems client to download and install gems from a server that the attacker controls.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub3.08.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
rubygemsrubygems-update
<2.6.13
2.6.13

Affected products

  • HackerOne RubyGems

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-350 Reliance on Reverse DNS Resolution for a Security-Critical Action
  • CWE-346 Origin Validation Error

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3685-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3553-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0585 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3966 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0378 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039249 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:3485 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0583 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/100586 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • github.com /rubygems/rubygems/commit/8d91516fb7037ecfb27622f605dc40245e0f8d32 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • hackerone.com /reports/218088 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • blog.rubygems.org /2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0902 · advisory
  • github.com /rubygems/rubygems · package
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3553-1 · web
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3685-1 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20170907040741/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100586 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249 · web

Sources

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