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High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-0902

CVE-2017-0902

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
rubygems-updateRubyGems
< 2.6.132.6.13

Affected products

39

Patches

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