CVE-2017-0901 is a high-severity arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability affecting RubyGems versions 2.6.12 and earlier, including distributions from Canonical, Debian, and Red Hat. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of specification names, allowing a specially crafted gem to overwrite any file on the filesystem. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to high integrity impacts. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, public exploit code is available on ExploitDB, indicating a potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:rubygems:rubygems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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