CVE-2017-14033

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14033
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-19 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-31 10:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe decode method in the OpenSSL::ASN1 module in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x through 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (interpreter crash) via a crafted string.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.3 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.4 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.5 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.6 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.7 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.3 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.4 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview3 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.0 rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.3 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.4 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.5 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.6 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.7 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.1 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.3 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.4 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 preview3 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.0 rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.4.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ruby 2.2.8 Released CONFIRM www.ruby-lang.org Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2017-14033: Buffer underrun vulnerability in OpenSSL ASN1 decode CONFIRM www.ruby-lang.org Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Ruby CVE-2017-14033 Buffer Underrun Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Apple macOS/OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution, Denial of Service, and Information Disclosure Attacks and Local Privilege Escalation Attacks - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4031-1 ruby2.3 DEBIAN www.debian.org
Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-18) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
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
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
Ruby 2.3.5 Released CONFIRM www.ruby-lang.org Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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)
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