CVE-2017-17790
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2018-02-28 | |
| Impact: | None | What is this? |
Description
The lazy_initialize function in lib/resolv.rb in Ruby through 2.4.3uses Kernel#open, which might allow Command Injection attacks, as demonstrated by a Resolv::Hosts::new argument beginning with a '|' character, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17405. NOTE:\ situations with untrusted input may be highly unlikely.
See more information about CVE-2017-17790 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Vector String: | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (ruby) | ELSA-2018-0378 | 2018-02-28 |
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