GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-13 01:38
Modified
2023-03-09 00:38
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
RubyGems may allow a maliciously crafted gem to overwrite files
Details

RubyGems versions 2.6.12 and earlier fail to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "RubyGems",
        "name": "rubygems-update"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-0901"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-03-09T00:38:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-08-31T20:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "RubyGems versions 2.6.12 and earlier fail to validate specification names, allowing a maliciously crafted gem to potentially overwrite any file on the filesystem.",
  "id": "GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p",
  "modified": "2023-03-09T00:38:35Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:38:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/243156"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580#:~:text=1%20snapshot-,16%3A05%3A26,-Note"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "RubyGems may allow a maliciously crafted gem to overwrite files"
}


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