CVSS 3.0
9.8 criticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2017-0899
RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that include terminal escape characters. Printing the gem specification would execute terminal escape sequences.
Severity
- EPSS
- 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWEs
- CWE-94, CWE-150
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- debian:debian_linux
- redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus
- redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation
- rubygems:rubygems
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-7gcp-2gmq-w3xh | RubyGems | rubygems-update | <2.6.13 | 2.6.13 |