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Improper Authentication Affecting rubygem24-did_you_mean package, versions <0:1.1.0-1.30.4.amzn1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
16.41% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-RUBYGEM24DIDYOUMEAN-1708719
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 Sept 2017
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Introduced: 19 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-10784  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 rubygem24-did_you_mean to version 0:1.1.0-1.30.4.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-915.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem24-did_you_mean package and not the rubygem24-did_you_mean package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The Basic authentication code in WEBrick library in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x through 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject terminal emulator escape sequences into its log and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a crafted user name.

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