MEDIUM
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
Published Feb 26, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.97%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8.1
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.
5.5 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.97% 0.00965
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00965
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 60.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00965) | 60.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 29.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 13, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00065) | 27.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | 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 | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfwm-chj7-w59r Advisory
- https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/195 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ox/CVE-2017-16229.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16229
- https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.1 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wfwm-chj7-w59r | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/ohler55/ox/issues/195 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/ox/CVE-2017-16229.yml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16229 | ||
| https://rubygems.org/gems/ox/versions/2.8.1 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 26, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Oct 29, 2017
Link CVE-2017-16229
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-WFWM-CHJ7-W59R Updated n/a