CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-1000073

HIGHEPSS 92th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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 Directory Traversal vulnerability in install_location function of package.rb that can result in path traversal when writing to a symlinked basedir outside of the root. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available
rubyAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-debuginfoAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-develAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-docAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-irbAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-libsAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
ruby-tcltkAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0.648-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-bigdecimalAmazon
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:1.2.0-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-io-consoleAmazon
Fixed in:0:0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:0.4.2-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-jsonAmazon
Fixed in:0:1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:1.7.7-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-minitestAmazon
Fixed in:0:4.3.2-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-psychAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.1
Fixed in:0:2.0.0-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-rakeAmazon
Fixed in:0:0.9.6-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygem-rdocAmazon
Fixed in:0:4.0.0-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygemsAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.14.1-36.amzn2.0.1
rubygems-develAmazon
Fixed in:0:2.0.14.1-36.amzn2.0.1
jrubyDebian
Fixed in:9.1.17.0-2.1CVE-2018-1000073
Fixed in:9.1.17.0-2.1CVE-2018-1000073
Fixed in:9.1.17.0-2.1CVE-2018-1000073
libruby1.9.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

libruby2.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

libruby2.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.3.1-2~16.04.7USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

ruby1.9.1Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

ruby1.9.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:1.9.3.484-2ubuntu1.8USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

ruby2.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.0.0.484-1ubuntu2.6USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2019-04-02.

ruby2.3Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.3.1-2~16.04.7USN-3621-1

This Ubuntu release reached end-of-life on 2021-04-02.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.91%probability of exploitation in 30 days
92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000073?

Published advisories record a fix for 24 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2018-1000073 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-1000073 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 4.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-1000073?

CVE-2018-1000073 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-1000073 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ruby (Amazon), ruby-debuginfo (Amazon), ruby-devel (Amazon), ruby-doc (Amazon), and 20 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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