Red Hat update for ruby

Published: 2017-12-19

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	8
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-0898 CVE-2017-0899 CVE-2017-0900 CVE-2017-0901 CVE-2017-0902 CVE-2017-0903 CVE-2017-10784 CVE-2017-14064
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-284 CWE-502 CWE-200
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #4 is available.
Vulnerable software	Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 8 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU8447

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0898

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer underrun in the Kernel.sprintf() method. A remote attacker can provide a specially crafted format string value to cause the target interpreter to crash or potentially access data from the heap.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU8056

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0899

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to unknown error. A remote attacker can escape ANSI.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU8055

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0900

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local attacker can supply a specially crafted 'query' command and cause the service to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU8057

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0901

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into installing a specially crafted RubyGem and overwrite arbitrary files.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.

5) Session hijacking

EUVDB-ID: #VU8058

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0902

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to hijack the target user's session.

The weakness exists due to improper access control. A remote attacker can hijack DNS sessions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Deserialization of untrusted data

EUVDB-ID: #VU8815

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0903

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to YAML deserialization of gem specifications. A remote attacker can inject an instance of specially crafted serialized objects, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary Ruby code on RubyGems.org.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8448

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10784

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic authentication of WEBrick. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted user name value to the WEBrick Basic authentication function, inject escape sequence into the log file and view log contents.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or denial of service.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU8123

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14064

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an issue with using strdup in ext/json/ext/generator/generator.c during a JSON generate call. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, stop strdup after encountering a '' byte, returning a pointer to a string of length zero, which is not the length stored in space_len and expose arbitrary memory.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 6 - 7.4

CPE2.3

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.