7.5high
CVE-2017-15928
Ox gem crashes due to a crafted input
Also known as GHSA-pjj4-w39g-pw54
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | ox | <2.8.1 | 2.8.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- github.com /ohler55/ox/issues/194 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- rubygems.org /gems/ox/versions/2.8.0 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15928 · advisory
- github.com /ohler55/ox · package
- github.com /rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ox/CVE-2017-15928.yml · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-15928
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-pjj4-w39g-pw54
- NVD: CVE-2017-15928
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