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CVE-2018-1000075

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Mar 13, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.5
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000075
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

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 infinite loop caused by negative size vulnerability in ruby gem package tar header that can result in a negative size could cause an infinite loop.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.7.6.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RubygemsRubygems*2.2.9 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-36.el7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Advanced Update SupportRedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-35.el7_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Telco Extended Update SupportRedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-35.el7_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-35.el7_4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 Extended Update SupportRedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-35.el7_5*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 Extended Update SupportRedHatruby-0:2.0.0.648-36.el7_6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatrh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el6*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatrh-ruby25-ruby-0:2.5.3-6.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSRedHatrh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSRedHatrh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 EUSRedHatrh-ruby25-ruby-0:2.5.3-6.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUSRedHatrh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUSRedHatrh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 EUSRedHatrh-ruby25-ruby-0:2.5.3-6.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatrh-ruby23-ruby-0:2.3.8-69.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatrh-ruby24-ruby-0:2.4.5-91.el7*
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 EUSRedHatrh-ruby25-ruby-0:2.5.3-6.el7*
JrubyUbuntuartful*
JrubyUbuntubionic*
JrubyUbuntucosmic*
JrubyUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
JrubyUbuntutrusty*
JrubyUbuntutrusty/esm*
JrubyUbuntuxenial*
Ruby1.9.1Ubuntutrusty*
Ruby2.0Ubuntutrusty*
Ruby2.3Ubuntuartful*
Ruby2.3Ubuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Ruby2.3Ubuntuxenial*
Ruby2.5Ubuntubionic*
Ruby2.5Ubuntucosmic*
Ruby2.5Ubuntudisco*
Ruby2.5Ubuntueoan*
Ruby2.5Ubuntuesm-infra/bionic*

References

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