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CVE-2017-0903 Detail

Description

RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/2.6.14-released.html Vendor Advisory 
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/10/09/unsafe-object-deserialization-vulnerability.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101275 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585 Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/510b1638ac9bba3ceb7a5d73135dafff9e5bab49 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://hackerone.com/reports/274990 Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4031 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data cwe source acceptance level NIST   HackerOne  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-0903
NVD Published Date:
10/11/2017
NVD Last Modified:
10/09/2019
Source:
HackerOne