Out-of-bounds Read in Ox Project
CVE-2017-16229
In the Ox gem 2.8.1 for Ruby, the process crashes with a stack-based buffer over-read in the read_from_str function in sax_buf.c when a crafted input is supplied to sax_parse.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ox Project — versions 2.8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.1 (Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/195 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-16229?
- CVE-2017-16229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ox Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2017-16229?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.