Denial of service in prayer (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-0900 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
ruby (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component prayer (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) 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
DescriptionThe 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.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsruby (Alpine package): 2.5.0-r0 - 2.7.1-r5
prayer (Alpine package): 1.3.5-r5
ruby (Alpine package):
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:ruby_alpine_package:2.5.0-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:ruby_alpine_package:2.5.0-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:ruby_alpine_package:2.5.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.7
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:prayer_alpine_package:1.3.5-r5:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.12
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:ruby_alpine_package::*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=00e11164a40032afe167743eee57220f912bbc06
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.
