vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-17790): Ruby vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 20, 2017 | Jan 11, 2018 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Description
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain terminal emulator
escape sequences. An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code via
a crafted user name. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10.
(CVE-2017-10784)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain strings.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10. (CVE-2017-14033)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled some generating JSON.
An attacker could use this to possible expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.10.
(CVE-2017-14064)
It was discovered that Ruby incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-17790)
Solution(s)
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