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7.5high

CVE-2017-14033

Ruby OpenSSL DoS Vulnerability

Also known as GHSA-v6rp-3r3v-hf4p

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.7%
percentile 95%
Public exploits
0
none known

The decode method in the OpenSSL::ASN1 module in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x through 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (interpreter crash) via a crafted string.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

7.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
GitHub3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
rubygemsopenssl
<2.0.0
2.0.0

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0585 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-3-5-released/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0378 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1042004 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4031 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-2-8-released/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039363 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, 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
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/openssl-asn1-buffer-underrun-cve-2017-14033/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/100868 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-18 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14033 · advisory
  • github.com /ruby/openssl/commit/36bf7f403ebb6cefcaa1e7af9d8ec99e6b4bc1ed · web
  • github.com /ruby/openssl · package
  • github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/openssl/CVE-2017-14033.yml · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20210509153849/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100868 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20210622181826/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004 · web
  • web.archive.org /web/20210724095519/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039363 · web
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/openssl-asn1-buffer-underrun-cve-2017-14033 · web
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-2-8-released · web
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-3-5-released · web

Sources

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