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    CVE-2017-0899

    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.

    Published:Aug 31, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Aug 31, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.09672
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Aus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server Tus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Software Collections
    Vendor
    Rubygems
    Product
    Rubygems

    Exploits

    https://hackerone.com/reports/226335https://hackerone.com/reports/226335

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    References

    http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
    https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1
    https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ef0aa611effb5f54d40c7fba6e8235eb43c5a491
    https://hackerone.com/reports/226335
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
    https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
    http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
    https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1
    https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ef0aa611effb5f54d40c7fba6e8235eb43c5a491
    https://hackerone.com/reports/226335
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
    https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966

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