CVE-2017-0901
RubyGems may allow a maliciously crafted gem to overwrite files
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 20.2%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2017-0901
To remediate CVE-2017-0901, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/ruby—upgrade to 2.4.2-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 3.2.0~rc.1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.6.13 or later
Is CVE-2017-0901 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 20.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.4.2-r0
- from 0, < 3.2.0~rc.1-1
- from 0, < 2.6.13
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |