The rb_str_format function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Ruby | — | Apply OS X security update 2008-004Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Dec 16, 2011 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/ruby. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade ruby-docsUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-ri | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade suse-releaseUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade ruby-doc-htmlUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-doc-riUpgrade ruby-tkUpgrade ruby-test-suite | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libruby1.8Upgrade ruby1.8 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
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