CVE-2019-8323: High severity rubygems vulnerability

Published Mar 25, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. Gem::GemcutterUtilities#withresponse may output the API response to stdout as it is. Therefore, if the API side modifies the response, escape sequence injection may occur.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
rubygems/rubygems-update>=3.0.0<3.0.2
3.0.2
rubygems/rubygems-update>=2.6.0<2.7.9
2.7.9
Rubygems RubyGems>=2.6.0<=3.0.2
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
openSUSE Leap=15.0
openSUSE Leap=15.1

Event History

Mar 25, 2019
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·07:02 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 17, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:01 PM
Description
Jun 20, 2019
Advisory Published
04:05 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-8323.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8323?

The severity of CVE-2019-8323 is high (7.5).

3

What is the affected software?

The affected software includes RubyGems 2.6 through 3.0.2, rubygems-update version 2.6.0 through 2.7.9, Rubygems Rubygems version 2.6.0 through 3.0.2, Debian Debian Linux version 9.0, openSUSE Leap versions 15.0 and 15.1.

4

What is the description of CVE-2019-8323?

CVE-2019-8323 is a vulnerability in RubyGems that allows for escape sequence injection due to the Gem::GemcutterUtilities#with_response method outputting the API response to stdout.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-8323?

To fix CVE-2019-8323, update to RubyGems version 3.0.2 or use rubygems-update version 2.7.9.

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