Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-ruby24-ruby

Published: 2018-03-26

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-17405 CVE-2017-17790
CWE-ID	CWE-77
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software	rh-ruby24-ruby (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Red Hat Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

rh-ruby24-ruby (Red Hat package): before 2.4.3-90.el6

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:red_hat:rh-ruby24-ruby_redhat_package:*:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:*

External links

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0584

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.

2) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU10848

Risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17790