# CVE-2017-10906: Fluentd Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-10906-fluentd-escape-sequence-injection-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-10906 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

Fluentd Escape Sequence Injection Vulnerability

Technologies: [fluentd (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/fluentd). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-10906 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-10906 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-10906?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** fluentd (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.12.29,fixed=0.12.41.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-10906?** Yes. fluentd (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.12.41 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-10906?** Check whether you run fluentd (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- fluentd (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.12.41 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update fluentd
  ```


## Affected products

- fluentd (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.12.29,fixed=0.12.41

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-10906
- GHSA-5jrp-w8fr-mrww

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