vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3365-1 (CVE-2016-2339): Ruby vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 6, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 6, 2017
Added
Jul 26, 2017
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" function functionality of Ruby. In Fiddle::Function.new "initialize" heap buffer "arg_types" allocation is made based on args array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of args array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libruby1-9-1ubuntu-upgrade-libruby2-0ubuntu-upgrade-libruby2-3ubuntu-upgrade-ruby1-9-1ubuntu-upgrade-ruby2-0ubuntu-upgrade-ruby2-3
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