ALPINE-CVE-2017-0902

    Dashboard / Vulnerabilities / ALPINE-CVE-2017-0902

    ALPINE-CVE-2017-0902

    Published: 31 Aug 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-0902

    Summary:

    Details: RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability that allows a MITM attacker to force the RubyGems client to download and install gems from a server that the attacker controls.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-0902

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/ruby?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.2-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High