VDB
CVE-2016-2339
CVE-2016-2339
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
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 5.19% · 92.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
5.19%
92.2th 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 |
Timeline
- Jan 6, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 5, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 28, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 3, 2023 EPSS Score
- Dec 26, 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