CVE-2015-7551
Public on 2016-01-18
Modified on 2023-12-06
Description
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.
Severity
Low
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ruby | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby18 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby19 | 2016-01-18 | ALAS-2016-632 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby20 | 2016-01-18 | ALAS-2016-632 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby21 | 2016-01-18 | ALAS-2016-632 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby22 | 2016-01-18 | ALAS-2016-632 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby23 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 1 | ruby24 | No Fix Planned | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ruby3.2 | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 8.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |