VDB
CVE-2016-2339
CVE-2016-2339
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.83% · 75.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.83%
75.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | ruby1.9.1 | 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu2, 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu1, 1.9.3.484-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | ruby2.0 | 2.0.0.299-2, 2.0.0.343-1, 2.0.0.343-1ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jan 6, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2339 third-party-advisory
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0034/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3365-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2339 third-party-advisory