UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17042

lib/yard/core_ext/file.rb in the server in YARD before 0.9.11 does not block relative paths with an initial ../ sequence, which allows attackers to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / yard

Package

Name: yard
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/yard@0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8.7.6-1

0.8.7.6+git20160220-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "yard",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "yard-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.8.7.6+git20160220-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}