#VU8448 Information disclosure in RubyGems - CVE-2017-10784

Vulnerability identifier: #VU8448

Vulnerability risk: Low

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10784

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RubyGems
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Ruby

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to escape sequence injection vulnerability in the Basic authentication of WEBrick. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted user name value to the WEBrick Basic authentication function, inject escape sequence into the log file and view log contents.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure or denial of service.

Mitigation
Update to version 2.2.8 or 2.3.5.

Vulnerable software versions

RubyGems: 2.2.7 - 2.3.4

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External links
https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/09/14/webrick-basic-auth-escape-sequence-injection-cve-2017-1...

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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.