CVE-2016-2337

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2337
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-01-06 21:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-28 10:29:00 UTC
DescriptionType confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as "retval" argument can cause arbitrary code execution.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.2.2 All All All
Application Ruby-lang Ruby 2.3.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1480-1] ruby2.1 security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Ruby: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-18) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Cisco Talos - Talos 2016 0031 MISC www.talosintelligence.com Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Ruby TclTkIp 'ip_cancel_eval()' Function Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710368 Gentoo Linux Ruby Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-18)
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