VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-15928

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-10-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references