CVE-2015-7551
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2015-7551 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-03-24 01:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-03-28 01:29:00 UTC |
| Description | The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-20
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ruby-lang | Ruby | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Solaris Bulletin - April 2016 | CONFIRM | www.oracle.com | |
| APPLE-SA-2016-03-21-5 OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 | APPLE | lists.apple.com | |
| Ruby 'dl/handle.c' Security Bypass Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE-2015-7551: Unsafe tainted string usage in Fiddle and DL | CONFIRM | www.ruby-lang.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| merge revision(s): 53153 and 23405@ruby_1_9_1 · ruby/ruby@339e11a · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | |
| #796551 - CVE-2015-7551 - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | |
| CVE-2015-7551 in Ubuntu | CONFIRM | people.canonical.com | |
| About the security content of OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 and Security Update 2016-002 - Apple Support | CONFIRM | support.apple.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE-2015-7551 - Fiddle and DL Ruby Vulnerability | Puppet | CONFIRM | puppet.com | |
| #796344 - CVE-2015-7551 - Debian Bug report logs | CONFIRM | bugs.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.