UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0901

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0901

    Published: 31 Aug 2017Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-0901

    Summary:

    Details: RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier fails to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0901, https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/08/29/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rubygems/, http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html, https://hackerone.com/reports/243156, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3439-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3553-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3685-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0901

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ruby1.9.1

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby1.9.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5

    Affected versions

    1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2
    1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1
    1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2
    1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1
    1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2
    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1
    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1
    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2
    1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3

    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