SB2018022003 - Gentoo update for Ruby
Published: February 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018022003
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) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17405)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.The weakness exists due to flaws in the Net::FTP. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.