UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15928

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15928
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15928.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15928
Upstream
Published
2017-10-27T17:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:29Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ruby-ox

Package

Name
ruby-ox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ruby-ox@2.1.1-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.1.1-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.1-2build2
2.1.1-2build3
2.1.1-2build4
2.1.1-2build5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ruby-ox",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15928.json"