Fedora EPEL 7 update for rubygem-ox



| Updated: 2025-04-25
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-16229
CWE-ID CWE-126
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

rubygem-ox
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU11162

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16229

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the read_from_str function due to stack-based buffer overread. A local attacker can send specially crafted input to be parsed by the sax_parse function, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

rubygem-ox: before 2.4.11-4.el7

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-d377ff167e


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

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.



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