Vulnerability in Ruby
CVE-2016-2336
Type confusion exists in two methods of Ruby's WIN32OLE class, ole_invoke and ole_query_interface. Attacker passing different type of object than this assumed by developers can cause arbitrary code execution.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.034 (88.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.033 · newest: 0.034 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Ruby — versions 2.2.2, 2.3.0 dev
- Ruby-Lang Ruby — versions 2.2.2, 2.3.0
References
- www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0029/ (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2336?
- CVE-2016-2336 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ruby. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2336?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.