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CVE-2015-7551

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.

  • Published: Mar 24, 2016
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-7551
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.4
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.6
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
apple / mac_os_x - 10.11.3.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.2.0 2.2.0.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.4 2.1.4.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.3 2.1.3.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.0 2.1.0.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.7 2.1.7.x
ruby-lang / ruby - 2.0.0-p647.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.1 2.1.1.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.6 2.1.6.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.2.3 2.2.3.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.2 2.1.2.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.2.1 2.2.1.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.1.5 2.1.5.x
ruby-lang / ruby 2.2.2 2.2.2.x