Vulnerability in Ruby-Lang Ruby
CVE-2008-2662
Multiple integer overflows in the rb_str_buf_append function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors that trigger memory corruption, a different issue than CVE-2008-2663, CVE-2008-2664, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. This CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ruby-Lang Ruby
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 6.06, 7.04, 7.10
- Debian Linux — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT2163 (Third Party Advisory)
- weblog.rubyonrails.org/2008/6/21/multiple-ruby-security-vulnerabilities (Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30875 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/31687 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/30894 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)