vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2016-2338: ruby2.3 -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Mar 27, 2020
Added
Mar 27, 2020
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Psych::Emitter start_document function of Ruby. In Psych::Emitter start_document function heap buffer "head" allocation is made based on tags array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of tags array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow.
Solution
debian-upgrade-ruby2-3
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