Ox gem crashes due to a crafted input · CVE-2017-15928 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

Ox gem crashes due to a crafted input

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 21, 2017 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Aug 28, 2023

Package

ox (RubyGems)

Affected versions

<= 2.8.0

Patched versions

2.8.1

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.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 21, 2017

Reviewed Jun 16, 2020

Last updated Aug 28, 2023

Severity

High

7.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H