CVE catalog

CVE-2017-0899

rubygems: CVE-2017-0899

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Published: Aug 31, 2017, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 11.10% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

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
Debian	rubygems	sid	`4.0.22-1`	fixed
Debian	rubygems	forky	`4.0.22-1`	fixed
Debian	rubygems	trixie	`3.6.7-2`	fixed
Debian	rubygems	bookworm	`3.3.15-2+deb12u1`	fixed
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

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	rubygems	source	sid	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	forky	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	trixie	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	bookworm	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.10	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.11	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.12	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.13	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.14	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.15	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.16	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.17	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.18	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.19	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.20	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.21	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.22	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.23	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.24	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.3	`2.2.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.4	`2.3.5-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.5	`2.3.5-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.6	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.7	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.8	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.9	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0899	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[bundler]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 2.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12
- 2.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12
[ruby-bundler]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 2.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12
- 2.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12
[ruby-rubygems]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 3.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12
- 3.3.15-2+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · bookworm; dsa · rubygems · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[bundler]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 2.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13
- 2.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13
[ruby-bundler]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 2.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13
- 2.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13
[ruby-rubygems]Fixed
Source package: [rubygems]
Details (2)
- 3.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13
- 3.6.7-2 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 3.2.0~rc.1-1
  dsa · rubygems · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:24:38 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]