CVE-2017-15928
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.8.2-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.8.2-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.8.2-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.8.2-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.8.2-1 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ox_project | ox | 2.8.0 | |
References
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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