CVE-2017-0899
N/A
Published: August 31, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM UTC
9 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux DesktopEnterprise Linux Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%
Description
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
95%
Rubygems· Rubygemsrubygems
95%v ≤ 2.6.12
Affected range stops below 2.6.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Bundler· Rubygemsrubygems
75%v ≤ 2.6.12
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (13)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-150CWE-94
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