SB2016122313 - Code Injection in bundler
Published: December 23, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016122313
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7954)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Bundler 1.x might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary Ruby code into an application by leveraging a gem name collision on a secondary source. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2013-0334.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://collectiveidea.com/blog/archives/2016/10/06/bundlers-multiple-source-security-vulnerability/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/04/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/05/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93423
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381951
- https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/5051
- https://github.com/bundler/bundler/issues/5062