vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-0898): Ruby vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Sep 15, 2017 | Oct 5, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Added
Oct 5, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libruby1-9-1ubuntu-upgrade-libruby2-0ubuntu-upgrade-libruby2-3ubuntu-upgrade-ruby1-9-1ubuntu-upgrade-ruby1-9-3ubuntu-upgrade-ruby2-0ubuntu-upgrade-ruby2-3
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