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Improper Authentication Affecting rubygem-psych package, versions <0:2.0.0-33.el7_4

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.81% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-RUBYGEMPSYCH-2521492
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:7 rubygem-psych to version 0:2.0.0-33.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-0378.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygem-psych package and not the rubygem-psych package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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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