Ubuntu update for Ruby
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 8 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-0898 CVE-2017-0899 CVE-2017-0900 CVE-2017-0901 CVE-2017-10784 CVE-2017-14033 CVE-2017-14064 CVE-2017-10748 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-284 CWE-200 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available. |
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Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
| Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU8447
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0898
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer underrun in the Kernel.sprintf() method. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted format string value to cause the target interpreter to crash or potentially access data from the heap.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU8056
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0899
CWE-ID:
CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Denial of service
EUVDB-ID: #VU8055
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0900
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU8057
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 7.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0901
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
5) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU8448
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10784
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic authentication of WEBrick. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted user name value to the WEBrick Basic authentication function, inject escape sequence into the log file and view log contents.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
6) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU8449
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14033
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer underrun. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted string to the OpenSSL::ASN1 decode function to cause the target interpreter to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
7) Information disclosure
EUVDB-ID: #VU8123
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14064
CWE-ID:
CWE-200 - Information exposure
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an issue with using strdup in ext/json/ext/generator/generator.c during a JSON generate call. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, stop strdup after encountering a '' byte, returning a pointer to a string of length zero, which is not the length stored in space_len and expose arbitrary memory.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.
Update the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
8) Improper input validation
EUVDB-ID: #VU8717
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10748
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionXnView Classic for Windows Version 2.40 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted .rle file, related to a "User Mode Write AV starting at xnview+0x000000000022bf8d."
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Ubuntu: 14.04
External linkshttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3439-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
