Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-0898

Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
Published 2017-09-15 19:29:00
Updated 2018-07-15 01:29:02
Source HackerOne
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory CorruptionInformation leak

Products affected by CVE-2017-0898

Threat overview for CVE-2017-0898

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2017-0898
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2017-0898 2,290
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-0898

EPSS FAQ
1.65%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 87 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-0898

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
6.4
 MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
10.0
4.9
 NIST
9.1
 CRITICAL CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
3.9
5.2
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-0898

  • The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.
    Assigned by:
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
    • support@hackerone.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2017-0898

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