Gentoo update for Ruby



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-17405
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU9718

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [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:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17405

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
dev-lang/ruby to version: 2.2.9

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201802-05


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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