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CVE details

CVE-2017-0903

RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code execution.

Score
9.8 critical
Published
2017-10-11
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (1)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
devel/rubygem-gemsrubygem-gems2.0.0unaddressedruby@FreeBSD.org

VuXML

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Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>rubygem-gems</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>RubyGems versions between 2.0.0 and 2.6.13 are vulnerable to a
	possible remote code execution vulnerability. YAML deserialization of
	gem specifications can bypass class white lists. Specially crafted
	serialized objects can possibly be used to escalate to remote code
	execution.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2017-0903</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0903</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2017-10-11</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>