Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-0899
CVE-2017-0899
Description
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
rubygems-updateRubyGems | < 2.6.13 | 2.6.13 |
Affected products
36- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords22 versionspkg:gem/rubygems-updatepkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%205pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/ruby2.1&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/yast2-ruby-bindings&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/yast2-ruby-bindings&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/yast2-ruby-bindings&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/yast2-ruby-bindings&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207
< 2.6.13+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.6.13
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.9-19.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.53-9.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.53-9.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.53-9.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.1.53-9.8.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
17- blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.htmlnvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/1bcbc7fe637b03145401ec9c094066285934a7f1nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ef0aa611effb5f54d40c7fba6e8235eb43c5a491nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- hackerone.com/reports/226335nvdExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gcp-2gmq-w3xhghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0899ghsaADVISORY
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249ghsaWEB
- web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100576ghsaWEB
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