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CVE-2017-10784
The Basic authentication code in WEBrick library in Ruby before...
Vulnerability Description
The Basic authentication code in WEBrick library in Ruby before 2.2.8, 2.3.x before 2.3.5, and 2.4.x through 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject terminal emulator escape sequences into its log and possibly execute arbitrary commands via a crafted user name.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3528-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100853
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-3-5-released/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4031
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/09/14/ruby-2-2-8-released/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039363
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2017/09/14/webrick-basic-auth-escape-sequence-injection-cve-2017-10784/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-18
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Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.4.0, 2.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 19th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.