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CVE-2017-0900

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.

Exploit probability 8.5%
Published August 31, 2017
Required by Not available
Last source change July 8, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Unknown Unknown

53 explicit affected versions

RubyGems rubygems-update

139 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-0900

RubyGems version 2.6.12 and earlier is vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications to cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.

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Open Source Vulnerabilities GHSA-p7f2-rr42-m9xm

RubyGems versions 2.6.12 and earlier are vulnerable to maliciously crafted gem specifications that cause a denial of service attack against RubyGems clients who have issued a `query` command.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence