CVE-2017-17790

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17790
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-17790.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-17790
Related
Published
2017-12-20T09:29:01Z
Modified
2024-09-02T23:56:32Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
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Details

The lazy_initialize function in lib/resolv.rb in Ruby through 2.4.3 uses Kernel#open, which might allow Command Injection attacks, as demonstrated by a Resolv::Hosts::new argument beginning with a '|' character, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17405. NOTE: situations with untrusted input may be highly unlikely.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/ruby/ruby