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.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 42nd percentile

Published

2016-03-24

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• vpereira/CVE-2009-51470★ · 2017-03-14

Security advisories

• https://support.apple.com/HT206167
• https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl…
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2009-5147
• CVE-2015-1855