#VU11649 Infinite loop in Ruby - CVE-2018-1000075
Published: April 10, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11649
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000075
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ruby
Ruby
Software vendor:
Ruby
Ruby
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in ruby gem package tar header due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in ruby gem package tar header due to infinite loop. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 2.7.6.