vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-0899: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 31, 2017 | Aug 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 31, 2017
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
alpine-linux-upgrade-rubyalpine-linux-upgrade-ruby2-2
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