CVE-2017-0900
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 8%
Description
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.
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
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 (12)
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/100579VDB 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/8a38a4fc24c6591e6c8f43d1fadab6efeb4d6251Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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