CVE-2017-15928
Publication date 27 October 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ruby-ox | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.1.1-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.5 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |