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CVE-2015-7551

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Published: Mar 24, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (14)

Products: Apple: Mac Os X · Ruby Lang: Ruby
1 product
Mac Os X
1 product
Ruby
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 10.11.3
Configuration B
13 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ruby Lang
Up to 2.0.0-p647
Version 2.1.0
Version 2.1.1
Version 2.1.2
Version 2.1.3
Version 2.1.4
Version 2.1.5
Version 2.1.6
Version 2.1.7
Version 2.2.0
Version 2.2.1
Version 2.2.2
Version 2.2.3

References (22)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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