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TI-2017-12709 Aliases CVE-2017-17405GHSA-q23r-c9rf-97q3

Ruby before 2.4.3 allows Net::FTP command injection.

Priority HIGH 76CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 23 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Ruby before 2.4.3 allows Net::FTP command injection. Net::FTP#get, getbinaryfile, gettextfile, put, putbinaryfile, and puttextfile use Kernel#open to open a local file. If the localfile argument starts with the "|" pipe character, the command following the pipe character is executed. The default value of localfile is File.basename(remotefile), so malicious FTP servers could cause arbitrary command execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.73829 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 23 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 15

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2 – 2.2.8; 2.3 – 2.3.5; 2.4 – 2.4.2Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.5.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.0 preview1Vulnerableruby
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 – 2.2.8; 2.3 – 2.3.5; 2.4 – 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.5.0:preview1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 preview1 Vulnerable ·ruby
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 5 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.5VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:2806 Released 2019-09-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3) ruby-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3) ruby-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3) ruby-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-30.el7_3 +6
  • RHSA-2018:0585 Released 2018-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-ruby23-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el6 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el7 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el6 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el7 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el7 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el6, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el6 +16
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-ruby23-ruby-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-devel-2.3.6-67.el7, rh-ruby23-ruby-doc-2.3.6-67.el7 +16
  • RHSA-2018:0584 Released 2018-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-ruby24-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el6 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el7 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el6 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el7 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el7 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el6, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el6 +17
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-ruby24-ruby-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-devel-2.4.3-90.el7, rh-ruby24-ruby-doc-2.4.3-90.el7 +17
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2018:0583 Released 2018-03-26 · Red Hat rating Important
    rh-ruby22-ruby security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el6 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el7 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el6 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el7 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el7 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el6, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el6 +14
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-ruby22-ruby-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-devel-2.2.9-19.el7, rh-ruby22-ruby-doc-2.2.9-19.el7 +14
  • RHSA-2018:0378 Released 2018-02-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    ruby security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) ruby-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) ruby-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) ruby-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) ruby-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) ruby-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-irb-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-libs-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) ruby-devel-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-doc-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4, ruby-tcltk-2.0.0.648-33.el7_4 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
CloudForms Management Engine 5AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Subscription Asset ManagerAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server E4S (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional E4S (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional TUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server TUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2019:2806
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0378
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2018:0583, RHSA-2018:0584, RHSA-2018:0585

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17405
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q23r-c9rf-97q3

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 10

Sources

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