SB2017090526 - Fedora 26 update for rubygems
Published: September 5, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0901)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a specially crafted RubyGem and overwrite arbitrary files.
2) Denial of service (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0900)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted 'query' command and cause the service to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
3) Session hijacking (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0902)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the target user's session.
The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can hijack DNS sessions.
4) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0899)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can escape ANSI.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.