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CVE-2016-7798

Published: 30 January 2017

The openssl gem for Ruby uses the same initialization vector (IV) in GCM Mode (aes-*-gcm) when the IV is set before the key, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to bypass the encryption protection mechanism.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
ruby-attr-encrypted
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Not vulnerable

eoan Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

ruby-encryptor
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Not vulnerable

eoan Not vulnerable

focal Not vulnerable

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
impish Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

groovy Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

xenial Needed

kinetic Not vulnerable

lunar Not vulnerable

mantic Not vulnerable

ruby1.8
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

ruby1.9.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

trusty
Released (1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.3)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

ruby2.0
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

trusty
Released (2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.4)
kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

precise Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

ruby2.1
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

mantic Does not exist

ruby2.3
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
impish Does not exist

hirsute Does not exist

groovy Does not exist

artful
Released (2.3.3-1ubuntu1)
bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

eoan Does not exist

focal Does not exist

jammy Does not exist

kinetic Does not exist

lunar Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (2.3.1-2~16.04.2)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty
Released (2.3.3-1ubuntu0.1)
mantic Does not exist

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/ruby/openssl/commit/8108e0a6db133f3375608303fdd2083eb5115062

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N