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CVE-2017-17742

Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1 allows an HTTP Response Splitting attack.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

Ruby before 2.2.10, 2.3.x before 2.3.7, 2.4.x before 2.4.4, 2.5.x before 2.5.1, and 2.6.0-preview1 allows an HTTP Response Splitting attack. An attacker can inject a crafted key and value into an HTTP response for the HTTP server of WEBrick.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-113 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3685-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-5-1-released/ · x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/103684 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3729 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1042004 · vdb-entry, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3730 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3731 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2018/03/28/http-response-splitting-in-webrick-cve-2017-17742/ · x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-3-7-released/ · x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-4-4-released/ · x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4259 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • ruby-lang.org /en/news/2018/03/28/ruby-2-2-10-released/ · x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00024.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2028 · vendor-advisory, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2019/12/msg00009.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.html · mailing-list, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00033.html · mailing-list, x_transferred

Sources

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