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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-0902): Ruby vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 31, 2017
Added
Feb 1, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to a DNS hijacking vulnerability that allows a MITM attacker to force the RubyGems client to download and install gems from a server that the attacker controls.

Solutions

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