vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-3f6de636-8cdb-11e7-9c71-f0def1fd7ea2: rubygems -- multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) | Aug 29, 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C)
Published
Aug 29, 2017
Added
Aug 29, 2017
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
Official blog of RubyGems reports: The following vulnerabilities have been reported: a DNS request hijacking vulnerability, an ANSI escape sequence vulnerability, a DoS vulnerability in the query command, and a vulnerability in the gem installer that allowed a malicious gem to overwrite arbitrary files.
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-ruby22-gemsfreebsd-upgrade-package-ruby23-gemsfreebsd-upgrade-package-ruby24-gems
References
Rapid7 Labs
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