Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting rubygems package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.49% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-RUBYGEMS-1360865
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Sept 2017

Introduced: 1 Sep 2017

CVE-2017-0900  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-138  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 rubygems.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rubygems package and not the rubygems package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a query command.