CVE-2015-7541 colorscore Command Injection vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in image path, colors, or depth variables in the colorscore Ruby gem.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7541?
CVE-2015-7541 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The initialize method in the Histogram class in lib/colorscore/histogram.rb in the colorscore gem before 0.0.5 for Ruby allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the (1) image_path, (2) colors, or (3) depth variable.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7541?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including colorscore. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
colorscore RubyGems | All versions | 0.0.5 |
colorscore RubyGems | All versions | 0.0.5 |
Products include Colorscore Project Colorscore.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7541?
Upgrade colorscore to 0.0.5 or later.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2015-7541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-73qw-ww62-m54x.