Ruby up to 2.2.9/2.3.6/2.4.3/2.5.0 RubyGems resource consumption
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A vulnerability has been found in Ruby up to 2.2.9/2.3.6/2.4.3/2.5.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component RubyGems. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a infinite loop caused by negative size vulnerability in ruby gem package tar header that can result in a negative size could cause an infinite loop.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.
The bug was discovered 02/15/2018. The weakness was published 03/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at blog.rubygems.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-1000075 since 02/21/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108788 (Debian DLA-1337-1 : jruby security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 237072 (Red Hat Update for rh-ruby25-ruby (RHSA-2018:3731)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (108788). Similar entries are available at 114428, 114429, 114431 and 114432.
Product
Type
Name
Version
- 2.0
- 2.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.0
- 2.2.1
- 2.2.2
- 2.2.3
- 2.2.4
- 2.2.5
- 2.2.6
- 2.2.7
- 2.2.8
- 2.2.9
- 2.3
- 2.3.0
- 2.3.1
- 2.3.2
- 2.3.3
- 2.3.4
- 2.3.5
- 2.3.6
- 2.4
- 2.4.0
- 2.4.1
- 2.4.2
- 2.4.3
- 2.5
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Resource consumptionCWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 108788
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-1337-1 : jruby security update
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OpenVAS ID: 841300
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1337-1] jruby security update)
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Patch: github.com
Timeline
02/15/2018 🔍02/21/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2018:3729Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-1000075 (🔍)
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SecurityFocus: 103686 - Ruby CVE-2018-6914 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/14/2018 07:44Updated: 02/21/2023 14:22
Changes: 03/14/2018 07:44 (60), 01/13/2020 06:44 (11), 02/21/2023 14:22 (4)
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