CVE-2019-16254
Publication date 20 November 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Ruby through 2.4.7, 2.5.x through 2.5.6, and 2.6.x through 2.6.4 allows HTTP Response Splitting. If a program using WEBrick inserts untrusted input into the response header, an attacker can exploit it to insert a newline character to split a header, and inject malicious content to deceive clients. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-17742, which addressed the CRLF vector, but did not address an isolated CR or an isolated LF.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that JRuby mishandled newline characters in HTTP response headers. A remote attacker could use this vulnerability to display malicious content to HTTP clients.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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jruby | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.5.6-9+deb8u2build0.14.04.1~esm2
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ruby2.3 | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.3.1-2~ubuntu16.04.14
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14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
ruby2.5 | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.5.1-1ubuntu1.6
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16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
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Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | Low |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4201-1
- Ruby vulnerabilities
- 26 November 2019