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CVE-2009-4124

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Published: Dec 11, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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10.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the rb_str_justify function in string.c in Ruby 1.9.1 before 1.9.1-p376 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving (1) String#ljust, (2) String#center, or (3) String#rjust. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected (7)

Products: Ruby Lang: Ruby
Ruby Lang
1 product
Ruby
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ruby Lang
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -p0
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -p129
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -p243
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -preview_1
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -preview_2
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -rc1
Ruby
Version 1.9.1 -rc2

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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