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CVE-2018-1000075: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

May 13, 2022 (updated March 10, 2023)

RubyGems version Ruby 2.2 series: 2.2.9 and earlier, Ruby 2.3 series: 2.3.6 and earlier, Ruby 2.4 series: 2.4.3 and earlier, Ruby 2.5 series: 2.5.0 and earlier, prior to trunk revision 62422 contains a infinite loop caused by negative size vulnerability in ruby gem package tar header that can result in a negative size could cause an infinite loop.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

References

  • blog.rubygems.org/2018/02/15/2.7.6-released.html
  • lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00036.html
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3729
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3730
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3731
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2028
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0542
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0591
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0663
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-74pv-v9gh-h25p
  • github.com/jruby/jruby/commit/0b06b48ab4432237ce5fc1bef47f2c6bcf7843f7
  • github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/5971b486d4dbb2bad5d3445b3801c456eb0ce183
  • github.com/rubygems/rubygems/commit/92e98bf8f810bd812f919120d4832df51bc25d83
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00000.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00001.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00023.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00012.html
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/05/msg00028.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000075
  • usn.ubuntu.com/3621-1/
  • www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4219
  • www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4259

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Affected versions

All versions before 9.1.16.0

Fixed versions

  • 9.1.16.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.1.16.0 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Source file

maven/org.jruby/jruby-stdlib/CVE-2018-1000075.yml

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