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CVE-2016-2339

Description

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Fiddle::Function.new initialize function functionality of Ruby. In Fiddle::Function.new initialize heap buffer arg_types allocation is made based on args array length. Specially constructed object passed as element of args array can increase this array size after mentioned allocation and cause heap overflow.

Priority: HIGH
CVSS v3: 9.8
Component: ruby
Publish Date: Jan 6, 2017
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: Critical
Modified Date: Jan 10, 2017

Find out more about CVE-2016-2339 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 8 Fixed LIN8-5518
8.0.0.14 --
Wind River Linux 9 Fixed LIN9-2953
9.0.0.4 --
Wind River Linux 7 Fixed -- 7.0.0.23 --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux CD release Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Fixed -- 6.0.0.33 --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --

Related Products

Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads

Notes
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