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ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898
ALPINE-CVE-2017-0898
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.6 | ruby | *, *, 2.2.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | ruby | 2.3.1-r0, 2.4.1-r5, 2.4.1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | ruby | 2.1.5-r1, 1.8.7_p160-r2, 1.8.7_p160-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | ruby | 2.4.1-r1, 2.4.1-r5, 2.4.1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | ruby | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | ruby | 2.1.5-r0, 2.1.5-r1, 2.2.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | ruby | 2.0.0_p353-r0, 0, 2.3.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | ruby | 1.9.3_p327-r0, 1.9.3_p374-r0, 1.9.3_p385-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | ruby | 2.0.0_p195-r0, 2.4.0-r3, 2.3.3-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | ruby | 2.2.3-r1, 1.8.7_p299-r2, 2.0.0_p195-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | ruby | 2.2.4-r0, 1.8.7_p72-r2, 1.9.3_p194-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r1, 0, 1.8.7_p160-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | ruby | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | ruby | 2.4.1-r2, 2.4.1-r4, 2.2.3-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | ruby | 1.8.7_p174-r1, *, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | ruby | 2.3.1-r2, 2.3.1-r0, 2.2.4-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | ruby | 1.8.7_p160-r2, *, 2.3.1-r0 |
…and 2 more
Timeline
- Sep 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated