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CVE-2017-0898
Published: Sep 15, 2017
Modified: Sep 17, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
HackerOne | Ruby | affected Versions before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
USN-3685-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://hackerone.com/reports/212241
x_refsource_MISC
RHSA-2018:0585
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2018:0378
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
DSA-4031
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
100862
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1039363
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
RHSA-2017:3485
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
[debian-lts-announce] 20180714 [SECURITY] [DLA 1421-1] ruby2.1 security update
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2018:0583
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://github.com/mruby/mruby/issues/3722
x_refsource_MISC
GLSA-201710-18
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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