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Vulnerability details: VCID-x6ej-fw8q-3qd9
Vulnerability ID VCID-x6ej-fw8q-3qd9
Aliases CVE-2017-0901
GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p
Summary
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (5)
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-138 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
generic_textual HIGH http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
generic_textual HIGH https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-0901.json
epss 0.15282 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.15282 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
epss 0.18555 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
cvssv3 7.5 https://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
cvssv2 4.9 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3 5.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
generic_textual HIGH https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
generic_textual HIGH https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1
generic_textual HIGH https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1
generic_textual HIGH https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580#:~:text=1%20snapshot-,16%3A05%3A26,-Note
generic_textual HIGH https://web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580#:~:text=1%20snapshot-,16%3A05%3A26,-Note
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
generic_textual HIGH https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611
generic_textual HIGH https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611
Reference id Reference type URL
http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-0901.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0901
https://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-9096
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7798
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0899
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0900
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0901
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-0902
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14064
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1
https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
https://web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580#:~:text=1%20snapshot-,16%3A05%3A26,-Note
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
1487587 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1487587
873802 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=873802
CVE-2017-0901 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/42611.txt
CVE-2017-0901 Exploit https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm9x-4392-2c2p
USN-3439-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3439-1/
USN-3553-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1/
USN-3685-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added Sept. 4, 2017
Description RubyGems < 2.6.13 - Arbitrary File Overwrite
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date Sept. 4, 2017
Exploit type local
Platform linux
Source update date Sept. 4, 2017
Source URL https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at http://blog.rubygems.org/2017/08/27/2.6.13-released.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3485
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0378
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0585
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-0901.json
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Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/ad5c0a53a86ca5b218c7976765c0365b91d22cb2
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/243156
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0901
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-01
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/3553-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://usn.ubuntu.com/3685-1
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20170907215801/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039249
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://web.archive.org/web/20170915000000*/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100580#:~:text=1%20snapshot-,16%3A05%3A26,-Note
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3966
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Found at https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42611
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.94298
EPSS Score 0.15282
Published At July 4, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-01T12:11:46.502465+00:00 Ubuntu USN Importer Import https://usn.ubuntu.com/3439-1/ 36.1.3