CVE-2019-8321
Published: 27 March 2019
An issue was discovered in RubyGems 2.6 and later through 3.0.2. Since Gem::UserInteraction#verbose calls say without escaping, escape sequence injection is possible.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that Gem::UserInteraction#verbose failed to escape certain characters. An attacker could use this vulnerability inject escape sequences into a victim's terminal.
Priority
CVSS 3 base score: 7.5
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
jruby Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Needed
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(9.1.17.0-3)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(9.1.17.0-3)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(9.1.17.0-3)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(9.1.17.0-3)
|
|
impish |
Not vulnerable
(9.1.17.0-3)
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
ruby1.9.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.14])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
ruby2.0 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.13])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
ruby2.1 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
ruby2.3 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Does not exist
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
disco |
Does not exist
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.3.1-2~16.04.12)
|
|
ruby2.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.5.1-1ubuntu1.2)
|
cosmic |
Released
(2.5.1-5ubuntu4.3)
|
|
disco |
Released
(2.5.5-1)
|
|
eoan |
Released
(2.5.5-1)
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
groovy |
Does not exist
|
|
hirsute |
Does not exist
|
|
impish |
Does not exist
|
|
jammy |
Does not exist
|
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
tyhicks | ruby{1.9.1,2.0,2.3} and jruby ship an embedded rubygems. |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8321
- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/attachments/7669 (for 2.4.5)
- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/attachments/7670 (for 2.5.3)
- https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2019/03/05/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-rubygems/
- https://blog.rubygems.org/2019/03/05/security-advisories-2019-03.html
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3945-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian