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
Published Oct 27, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.71%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01713) | 76.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.71% (0.01713) | 74.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 15, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 40.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00133) | 47.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00150) | 49.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjj4-w39g-pw54 Advisory
- https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ox/CVE-2017-15928.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15928
- https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0 x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pjj4-w39g-pw54 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/194 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ox/CVE-2017-15928.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15928 | ||
| https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.0 | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
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