CVE-2009-4124

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4124
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-12-11 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionHeap-based buffer overflow in the rb_str_justify function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.1 before 1.9.1-p376 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) String#ljust, (2) String#center, or (3) String#rjust. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p0 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p129 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -p243 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -preview_1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -preview_2 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -rc1 All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 1.9.1 -rc2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Heap overflow in String af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ruby-lang.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
www.osvdb.org/60880 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Ruby "rb_str_justify()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Ruby 'rb_str_justify()' Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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