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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17042): YARD vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17042): YARD vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/28/2017
Created
04/16/2024
Added
04/16/2024
Modified
04/16/2024

Description

lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-yard

References

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