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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Ruby | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2008-004 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/ruby. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-docsUpgrade ruby-ri | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-doc-htmlUpgrade rubyUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade ruby-doc-riUpgrade ruby-test-suiteUpgrade ruby-tk | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libruby1.8Upgrade ruby1.8 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
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