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Debian: CVE-2017-14033: ruby1.9.1, ruby2.3 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2017-14033: ruby1.9.1, ruby2.3 -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
09/19/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/05/2017
Modified
07/07/2020

Description

The decode method in the OpenSSL::ASN1 module in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x through 2.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (interpreter crash) via a crafted string.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ruby1-9-1
  • debian-upgrade-ruby2-3

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