VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8324
Therefore, an attacker could inject arbitrary code to the stub line of gemspec, which is eval-ed by code in ensure_loadable_spec during the preinstall check.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.22%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. A crafted gem with a multi-line name is not handled correctly. Therefore, an attacker could inject arbitrary code to the stub line of gemspec, which is eval-ed by code in ensure_loadable_spec during the preinstall check.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.22% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- rubygems/rubygems · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · redhat/enterprise linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1972Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/328571Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1972Third Party Advisory
- https://hackerone.com/reports/328571Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.