CVE catalog
CVE-2017-0898
ruby1.9.1 - security update
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 9.72% · Oct 25, 2026
Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | ruby | 3.10 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.11 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.12 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.13 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.14 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.15 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.16 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.17 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.18 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.19 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.20 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.21 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.22 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.23 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.24 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.3 | 2.2.8-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.4 | 2.3.5-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.5 | 2.3.5-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.6 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.7 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.8 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ruby | 3.9 | 2.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.12 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.299-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.343-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.353-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.353-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-4ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.299-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.343-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.353-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.353-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-4ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.0-5ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | fixed |
| Debian | ruby2.3 | 9 | 2.3.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby2.3 | 9 | 2.3.3-1+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby2.3 | 9 | 2.3.3-1+deb9u2 | fixed |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u4 | fixed |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u3 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u6 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.10 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.11 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.12 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.13 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.14 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.15 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.16 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.17 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.18 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.19 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.20 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.21 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.22 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.23 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.24 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.3 | 2.2.8-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.4 | 2.3.5-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.5 | 2.3.5-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.6 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.7 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.8 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ruby | apk | 3.9 | 2.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | deb | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | Not reported | USN-3439-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | deb | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.12 | Not reported | USN-3685-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | deb | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10 | Not reported | USN-3685-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | deb | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | Not reported | USN-3685-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby1.9.1 | deb | 14.04 | 1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.0 | deb | 14.04 | 2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.10 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ruby2.3 | deb | 16.04 | 2.3.1-2~16.04.10 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898 | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby2.3 | deb | 9 | 2.3.3-1+deb9u2 | Not reported | DSA-4031-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby1.8 | deb | 7 | 1.8.7.358-7.1+deb7u4 | Not reported | DLA-1113-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | ruby1.9.1 | deb | 7 | 1.9.3.194-8.1+deb7u6 | Not reported | DLA-1114-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2018_0378.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1113-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1114-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4031-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-0898]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3439-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3685-1]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2017/cve-2017-0898.json]
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