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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 0.68% · 71.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.68%
71.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSruby1.9.10, 1.9.3.194-8.1ubuntu2, 1.9.3.448-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSruby2.00, 2.0.0.299-2, 2.0.0.343-1

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