CVE catalog

CVE-2017-0900

rubygems: CVE-2017-0900

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Aug 31, 2017, 8:29:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 8.49% · Oct 25, 2026

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.

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`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	forky	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	trixie	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	rubygems	source	bookworm	`3.2.0~rc.1-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.10	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.11	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.12	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.13	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.14	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.15	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.16	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.17	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.18	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.19	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.20	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.21	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.22	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.23	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.24	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.3	`2.2.8-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.4	`2.3.5-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.5	`2.3.5-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.6	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.7	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.8	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	Not reported
Alpine	ruby	apk	3.9	`2.4.2-r0`	Not reported	ALPINE-CVE-2017-0900	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]