CVE-2017-15928

7.5 HIGH
Published: October 27, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

In the Ox gem 2.8.0 for Ruby, the process crashes with a segmentation fault when a crafted input is supplied to parse_obj. NOTE: the vendor has stated "Ox should handle the error more gracefully" but has not confirmed a security implication.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
74th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

ox_project