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  1. Medium, CVSS 5.5RubyGemsPublished

    Ox gem stack overflow in sax_parse

    CVE-2017-16229 · GHSA-wfwm-chj7-w59r

    Affected
    • RubyGems ox < 2.8.2
    Fixed in
    2.8.2· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    In the Ox gem 2.8.1 for Ruby, the process crashes with a stack-based buffer over-read in the readfromstr function in saxbuf.c when a crafted input is supplied to saxparse.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.8.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →
  2. High, CVSS 7.5RubyGemsPublished

    Ox gem crashes due to a crafted input

    CVE-2017-15928 · GHSA-pjj4-w39g-pw54

    Affected
    • RubyGems ox <= 2.8.0
    Fixed in
    2.8.1· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parseobj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.8.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →