Improper Input Validation Affecting ruby-i18n package, versions <0.7.0-2+deb9u1
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- published2 Dec 2018
- disclosed6 Nov 2018
Introduced: 6 Nov 2018
CVE-2014-10077 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 ruby-i18n to version 0.7.0-2+deb9u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-i18n package and not the ruby-i18n package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Hash#slice in lib/i18n/core_ext/hash.rb in the i18n gem before 0.8.0 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a call in a situation where :some_key is present in keep_keys but not present in the hash.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-10077
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00021.html
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/pull/182/files
- https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/pull/289
- https://github.com/svenfuchs/i18n/releases/tag/v0.8.0
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-10077