Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-0903 |
CWE-ID | CWE-502 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system ruby Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU8815
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0903
CWE-ID:
CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to YAML deserialization of gem specifications. A remote attacker can inject an instance of specially crafted serialized objects, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary Ruby code on RubyGems.org.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Install updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 26
ruby: before 2.4.3-86.fc26
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-0db545e976
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.