CVE-2008-2664

The rb_str_format function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

Affected Software

Name	Vendor	Start Version	End Version
Ruby	Ruby-lang	*	1.8.4 (including)
Ruby	Ruby-lang	1.8.5 (excluding)	1.8.5.231 (excluding)
Ruby	Ruby-lang	1.8.6 (including)	1.8.6.230 (excluding)
Ruby	Ruby-lang	1.8.7 (including)	1.8.7.22 (excluding)
Ruby	Ruby-lang	1.9.0 (including)	1.9.0.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1	RedHat	ruby-0:1.6.4-6.el2	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3	RedHat	ruby-0:1.6.8-12.el3	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4	RedHat	ruby-0:1.8.1-7.el4_6.1	*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	RedHat	ruby-0:1.8.5-5.el5_2.3	*
Ruby1.8	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Ruby1.8	Ubuntu	feisty	*
Ruby1.8	Ubuntu	gutsy	*
Ruby1.8	Ubuntu	hardy	*
Ruby1.8	Ubuntu	upstream	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	dapper	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	feisty	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	gutsy	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	hardy	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	intrepid	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	jaunty	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	karmic	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	lucid	*
Ruby1.9	Ubuntu	upstream	*

NVD	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2664
CWE	https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

Affected Software

References