Integer overflow in the (1) rb_ary_splice 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; and (2) the rb_ary_replace function in 1.6.x allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption, aka the "beg + rlen" issue. 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 | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest versionApply OS X security update 2008-004 | Dec 16, 2011 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ruby_staticUpgrade ruby+pthreadsUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby+pthreads+onigurumaUpgrade ruby+oniguruma | Dec 10, 2025 | Jun 21, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/ruby. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade ruby-riUpgrade ruby-docsUpgrade ruby-modeUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-libsUpgrade ruby-irbUpgrade ruby-tcltkUpgrade ruby-rdocUpgrade ruby-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade ruby-tkUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade ruby-examplesUpgrade rubyUpgrade ruby-doc-htmlUpgrade ruby-develUpgrade ruby-test-suiteUpgrade ruby-doc-ri | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ruby1.8Upgrade libruby1.8 | Nov 8, 2024 | Jun 24, 2008 |
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