VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15928
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.71%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.71% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ox project/ox
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.