| Name | CVE-2017-17790 |
| Description | The lazy_initialize function in lib/resolv.rb in Ruby through 2.4.3 uses Kernel#open, which might allow Command Injection attacks, as demonstrated by a Resolv::Hosts::new argument beginning with a '|' character, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-17405. NOTE: situations with untrusted input may be highly unlikely. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1221-1, DLA-1222-1, DLA-1421-1, DSA-4259-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 884878, 884879 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ruby2.1 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.1.5-2+deb8u14 | fixed |
| ruby2.3 (PTS) | stretch (security) | 2.3.3-1+deb9u11 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.3.3-1+deb9u12 | fixed | |
| ruby2.5 (PTS) | buster, buster (lts) | 2.5.5-3+deb10u7 | fixed |
| buster (security) | 2.5.5-3+deb10u6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ruby1.8 | source | wheezy | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u5 | DLA-1222-1 | ||
| ruby1.8 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| ruby1.9.1 | source | wheezy | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u7 | DLA-1221-1 | ||
| ruby1.9.1 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| ruby2.1 | source | jessie | 2.1.5-2+deb8u4 | DLA-1421-1 | ||
| ruby2.1 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | |||
| ruby2.3 | source | stretch | 2.3.3-1+deb9u3 | DSA-4259-1 | ||
| ruby2.3 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 884879 | ||
| ruby2.5 | source | (unstable) | 2.5.0-1 | 884878 |
https://github.com/ruby/ruby/pull/1777
Fixed by: https://github.com/ruby/ruby/commit/e7464561b5151501beb356fc750d5dd1a88014f7