UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0898
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898
Related
Published
2017-09-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2017-09-15T00:00:00Z
Severity
  • 9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby1.9.1

Package

Name
ruby1.9.1
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby1.9.1?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2
1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1
1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2
1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1
1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2
1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "libruby1.9.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "libruby1.9.1-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "libruby1.9.1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "libtcltk-ruby1.9.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "libtcltk-ruby1.9.1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ri1.9.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.1-full"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5",
            "binary_name": "ruby1.9.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ruby2.0

Package

Name
ruby2.0
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.0?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10

Affected versions

2.*

2.0.0.299-2
2.0.0.343-1
2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.353-1
2.0.0.353-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.5
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.8
2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-tcltk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.0-tcltk-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ruby2.3

Package

Name
ruby2.3
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby2.3?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.3.1-2~16.04.10

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.0-1
2.3.0-2
2.3.0-4ubuntu2
2.3.0-4ubuntu3
2.3.0-5ubuntu1
2.3.1-2~16.04
2.3.1-2~16.04.2
2.3.1-2~16.04.4
2.3.1-2~16.04.5
2.3.1-2~16.04.6
2.3.1-2~16.04.7
2.3.1-2~16.04.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "libruby2.3-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-dev-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-tcltk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.3.1-2~16.04.10",
            "binary_name": "ruby2.3-tcltk-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}