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CVE-2016-2337

Published: Jan 06, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2337
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Rubys TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as retval argument can cause arbitrary code execution.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
RubyRuby-lang2.2.2 (including)2.2.2 (including)
RubyRuby-lang2.3.0 (including)2.3.0 (including)
Ruby1.8Ubuntuprecise*
Ruby1.9.1Ubuntuprecise*
Ruby1.9.1Ubuntutrusty*
Ruby2.0Ubuntutrusty*

References

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