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CVE-2016-7954: bundler Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7954GHSA-jvgm-pfqv-887x
Published 22-12-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7954 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in bundler. EPSS estimates a 8.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.82%
0%100%
Low · +0.34 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 22-12-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Bundler 1.x might allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary Ruby code into an application by leveraging a gem name collision on a secondary source. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2013-0334.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

8.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.34 pp

From 8.48% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (collectiveidea.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Bundler1 product
  • bundler1.0.0 | 1.0.0:beta1 | 1.0.0:beta10 | 1.0.0:beta6 | 1.0.0:beta7 | 1.0.0:beta8 | 1.0.0:beta9 | 1.0.0:rc1 | 1.0.0:rc2 | 1.0.0:rc3 | 1.0.0:rc4 | 1.0.0:rc5 | 1.0.0:rc6 | 1.0.1 | 1.0.2 | 1.0.3 | 1.0.4 | 1.0.5 | 1.0.6 | 1.0.7 | 1.0.8 | 1.0.9 | 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 1.0.13 | 1.0.14 | 1.0.15 | 1.0.16 | 1.0.17 | 1.0.18 | 1.0.19:rc | 1.0.20 | 1.0.20:rc | 1.0.21 | 1.0.21:rc | 1.1:pre | 1.1:pre1 | 1.1:pre10 | 1.1:pre2 | 1.1:pre3 | 1.1:pre4 | 1.1:pre5 | 1.1:pre6 | 1.1:pre7 | 1.1:pre8 | 1.1:pre9 | 1.1:rc | 1.1:rc2 | 1.1:rc3 | 1.1:rc4 | 1.1:rc5 | 1.1:rc6 | 1.1:rc7 | 1.1:rc8 | 1.1.0 | 1.1.1 | 1.1.2 | 1.1.3 | 1.1.4 | 1.1.5 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.0:pre | 1.2.0:pre1 | 1.2.0:rc | 1.2.0:rc2 | 1.2.1 | 1.2.2 | 1.2.3 | 1.2.4 | 1.2.5 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.0:pre | 1.3.0:pre2 | 1.3.0:pre3 | 1.3.0:pre4 | 1.3.0:pre5 | 1.3.0:pre6 | 1.3.0:pre7 | 1.3.0:pre8 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.3.4 | 1.3.5 | 1.3.6 | 1.4.0:pre1 | 1.4.0:rc1 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.0:rc1 | 1.5.0:rc2 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2 | 1.5.3 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.1 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.4 | 1.6.5 | 1.6.6 | 1.6.7 | 1.7.0 | 1.7.1 | 1.7.2 | 1.7.3 | 1.7.4 | 1.7.5 | 1.7.6 | 1.7.7 | 1.7.8 | 1.7.9 | 1.7.10 | 1.7.11 | 1.7.12 | 1.7.13 | 1.7.14 | 1.7.15 | 1.8.0 | 1.8.0:pre | 1.8.0:rc | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3 | 1.8.4 | 1.8.5 | 1.8.6 | 1.8.7 | 1.8.8 | 1.8.9 | 1.9.0 | 1.9.0:pre | 1.9.0:pre1 | 1.9.0:rc | 1.9.1 | 1.9.2 | 1.9.3 | 1.9.4 | 1.9.5 | 1.9.6 | 1.9.7 | 1.9.8 | 1.9.9 | 1.9.10 | 1.10.0 | 1.10.0:pre | 1.10.0:pre1 | 1.10.0:pre2 | 1.10.0:rc | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.10.3 | 1.10.4 | 1.10.5 | 1.10.6 | 1.11.0 | 1.11.0:pre1 | 1.11.0:pre2 | 1.11.1 | 1.11.2 | 1.12.0 | 1.12.0:pre1 | 1.12.0:pre2 | 1.12.0:rc | 1.12.0:rc2 | 1.12.0:rc3 | 1.12.0:rc4 | 1.12.1 | 1.12.2 | 1.12.3 | 1.12.4 | 1.12.5 | 1.12.6 | 1.13.0 | 1.13.0:pre1 | 1.13.0:rc1 | 1.13.0:rc2 | 1.13.1 | 1.13.2 | 1.13.3 | 1.13.4 | 1.13.5 | 1.13.6
RubyGems1 product
  • bundler≥ 1.0.0, < 2.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • bundlerAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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