#VU8055 Denial of service in RubyGems - CVE-2017-0900

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8055

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0900

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
RubyGems

Software vendor:
Ruby

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.

Update to version 2.6.13.

• https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/08/29/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rubygems/