4.3
CVSSv2

CVE-2018-1000079

Published: 13/03/2018 Updated: 30/11/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6
CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 383
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and previous versions, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and previous versions, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and previous versions, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and previous versions, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem could write to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim must install a malicious gem. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

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Debian Bug report logs - #895778 jruby: Several security vulnerabilities Package: jruby; Maintainer for jruby is Debian Java Maintainers <pkg-java-maintainers@listsaliothdebianorg>; Source for jruby is src:jruby (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Markus Koschany <apo@debianorg> Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2018 20:45:05 UTC ...
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Synopsis Important: rh-ruby23-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for rh-ruby23-ruby is now available for Red Hat Software CollectionsRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulne ...
Synopsis Moderate: ruby security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for ruby is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gi ...
Synopsis Moderate: ruby security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Topic An update for ruby is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 75 Extended Update SupportRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate A Common Vulnerability Scoring System ( ...
Synopsis Important: rh-ruby25-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for rh-ruby25-ruby is now available for Red Hat Software CollectionsRed Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulne ...
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in jruby, a Java implementation of the Ruby programming language They would allow an attacker to use specially crafted gem files to mount cross-site scripting attacks, cause denial of service through an infinite loop, write arbitrary files, or run malicious code For the stable distribution (stretch), these ...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the interpreter for the Ruby language, which may result in incorrect processing of HTTP/FTP, directory traversal, command injection, unintended socket creation or information disclosure This update also fixes several issues in RubyGems which could allow an attacker to use specially crafted gem files ...
Path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the rootRubyGems version Ruby 22 series: 229 and earlier, Ruby 23 series: 236 and earlier, Ruby 24 series: 243 and earlier, Ruby 25 series: 250 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in install_location function of packagerb t ...
Path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the rootRubyGems version Ruby 22 series: 229 and earlier, Ruby 23 series: 236 and earlier, Ruby 24 series: 243 and earlier, Ruby 25 series: 250 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in install_location function of packagerb t ...
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RubyGems version Ruby 22 series: 229 and earlier, Ruby 23 series: 236 and earlier, Ruby 24 series: 243 and earlier, Ruby 25 series: 250 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in gem installation that can result in the gem could write to arbitrary filesystem locations during installation ...