CVE-2017-14064
Public on 2017-08-31
Modified on 2024-03-28
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the JSON extension of ruby. An attacker with the ability to pass a specially crafted JSON input to the extension could use this flaw to expose the interpreter's heap memory.
Severity
Medium
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ruby | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Ruby3.0 Extra | ruby | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby22 | 2017-10-02 | ALAS-2017-906 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby23 | 2017-10-02 | ALAS-2017-906 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby24 | 2017-10-26 | ALAS-2017-915 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ruby3.2 | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |