Servers and applications
CVE-2017-0898
Ruby before 2.4.2, 2.3.5, and 2.2.8 is vulnerable to a malicious format string which contains a precious specifier (*) with a huge minus value. Such situation can lead to a buffer overrun, resulting in a heap memory corruption or an information disclosure from the heap.
- Severity
- Critical 9.1
- Published
- 15 Sept 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 21 Oct 2026
- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
RubyServers and applications · cpe:a:ruby-lang:ruby |
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