CVE-2017-17790
Public on 2017-12-20
Modified on 2018-05-10
Description
The "lazy_initialize" function in lib/resolv.rb did not properly process certain filenames. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this flaw to inject and execute arbitrary commands.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ruby | 2018-04-05 | ALAS2-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby20 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby22 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby23 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby24 | 2018-04-04 | ALAS-2018-983 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 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 |