GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8: Colorscore High Severity Vulnerability That Affects Vulnerability

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Advisory Summary

GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 is a HIGH high severity vulnerability that affects vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Colorscore libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves high severity vulnerability that affects colorscore. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.0.5.

GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 at a Glance

CVE Identifier N/A
GHSA Identifier GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score N/A
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Colorscore
Package Ecosystem RubyGems
Published Date
Last Updated

How to Fix GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Colorscore dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

colorscore fixed: 0.0.5 
Upgrade colorscore to 0.0.5
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

inspect dependencies for colorscore

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8, inspect your project dependencies for Colorscore:

inspect dependencies for colorscore

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Colorscore in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.0.5), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Colorscore, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Withdrawn, accidental duplicate publish. 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.

GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 Affected Colorscore Versions

1 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
0.0.5
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
colorscore
gem/colorscore
RubyGems
< 0.0.5
0.0.5

References

NVD — GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7541
GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8?
GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 is a security vulnerability in Colorscore involving High severity vulnerability that affects colorscore under General Security Weakness.
Which Colorscore versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 0.0.5 across affected packages: colorscore.
What version fixes GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8?
Upgrading to 0.0.5 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is colorscore affected?
Yes, colorscore is affected in releases prior to 0.0.5. Upgrade your dependency to 0.0.5 or later.
What CWE is associated with GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8?
GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check RubyGems dependencies for GHSA-9wcm-rrvh-qjc8?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for colorscore'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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