CVE-2017-0903

Summary

CVECVE-2017-0903
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-11 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:21:00 UTC
DescriptionRubyGems 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-502

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2.1 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2.2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.12 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.13 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.14 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.15 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.16 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.17 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.9 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0.rc.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0.rc.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.9 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0.preiew.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0.rc.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.3.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.12 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.13 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.9 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2.1 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 preview2.2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.12 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.13 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.14 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.15 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.16 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.17 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.0.9 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0.rc.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.0.rc.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.1.9 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0.preiew.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.0.rc.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.2.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.3.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.4.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.5.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.0 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.1 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.10 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.11 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.12 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.13 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.2 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.3 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.4 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.5 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.6 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.7 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.8 All All All
Application Rubygems Rubygems 2.6.9 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RubyGems CVE-2017-0903 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
HackerOne MISC hackerone.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4031-1 ruby2.3 DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3553-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Whitelist classes and symbols that are in Gem spec YAML · rubygems/rubygems@510b163 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-3685-1: Ruby vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
2.6.14 Released - RubyGems Blog MISC blog.rubygems.org Vendor Advisory
Unsafe Object Deserialization Vulnerability in RubyGems - RubyGems Blog MISC blog.rubygems.org Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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