VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-0899

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability11.10%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-08-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-150: Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

Primary references