Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 Ruby os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Ruby. The manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-17405. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.14.0 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Ruby. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2017. The weakness was published 10/29/2018 by Security Team as HT209193 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-17405 since 12/05/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues in Ruby were addressed in this update.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107270 (CentOS 7 : ruby (CESA-2018:0378)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236653 (Red Hat Update for ruby (RHSA-2018:0378)).

Upgrading to version 10.14.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43381), Tenable (107270) and SecurityFocus (BID 102204†). Similar entries are available at VDB-110720, VDB-126271, VDB-126272 and VDB-126273. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 107270
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : ruby (CESA-2018:0378)
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OpenVAS ID: 53204
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for ruby CESA-2018:0378 centos7
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.14.1

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12/05/2017 🔍
12/14/2017 +9 days 🔍
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03/12/2018 +87 days 🔍
10/29/2018 +231 days 🔍
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10/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209193
Researcher: Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-17405 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17405
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-126330

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SecurityFocus: 102204 - Ruby CVE-2017-17405 Multiple Command Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1042004

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2018 11:51
Updated: 11/30/2025 18:02
Changes: 10/31/2018 11:51 (69), 04/09/2020 06:54 (21), 06/03/2023 17:15 (5), 11/30/2025 18:02 (15)
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