CVE-2017-0898
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-0898 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2017-09-15 19:29:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2018-07-15 01:29:00 UTC |
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| Description | Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| HackerOne |
MISC |
hackerone.com |
Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE-2017-0898: Buffer underrun vulnerability in Kernel.sprintf |
MISC |
www.ruby-lang.org |
Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| [SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update |
MLIST |
lists.debian.org |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4031-1 ruby2.3 |
DEBIAN |
www.debian.org |
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| Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-18) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| Ruby Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Inject Log Data, Deny Service, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information from the Heap - SecurityTracker |
SECTRACK |
www.securitytracker.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-3685-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices |
UBUNTU |
usn.ubuntu.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| Red Hat Customer Portal |
REDHAT |
access.redhat.com |
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| Ruby CVE-2017-0898 Buffer Underrun Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| Heap use-after-free in mrb_str_format · Issue #3722 · mruby/mruby · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 500608 Alpine Linux Security Update for ruby
- 504368 Alpine Linux Security Update for ruby
- 710368 Gentoo Linux Ruby Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-18)
