Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Affecting rh-ruby24-rubygem-did_you_mean package, versions <0:1.1.0-86.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHRUBY24RUBYGEMDIDYOUMEAN-4732512
  • 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?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-ruby24-rubygem-did_you_mean to version 0:1.1.0-86.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:3485.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-ruby24-rubygem-did_you_mean package and not the rh-ruby24-rubygem-did_you_mean package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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.