Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting jruby package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-JRUBY-384430
  • published31 Aug 2017
  • disclosed31 Aug 2017

Introduced: 31 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-0899  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 jruby.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jruby package and not the jruby package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.