vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-0898: ruby1.8, ruby1.9.1, ruby2.3 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Sep 15, 2017 | Dec 5, 2017 | Aug 15, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 15, 2017
Added
Dec 5, 2017
Modified
Aug 15, 2025
Description
Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
Solutions
debian-upgrade-ruby1-8debian-upgrade-ruby1-9-1debian-upgrade-ruby2-3
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