Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ruby-ox (opens in a new tab)
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-RUBYOX-617217
- published27 Oct 2017
- disclosed27 Oct 2017
Introduced: 27 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15928 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:18.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-ox package and not the ruby-ox package as distributed by Ubuntu.
In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.