CVE-2016-2337 - Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type o

CVE-2016-2337

Summary

Type confusion exists in _cancel_eval Ruby's TclTkIp class method. Attacker passing different type of object than String as "retval" argument can cause arbitrary code execution. <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/843.html">CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')</a>

References

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	7.5 (as of 28-08-2018 - 10:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	LOW	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
PARTIAL	PARTIAL	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

refmap via4

bid	91233
gentoo	GLSA-201710-18
misc	http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/
mlist	[debian-lts-announce] 20180827 [SECURITY] [DLA 1480-1] ruby2.1 security update

Last major update

28-08-2018 - 10:29

Published

06-01-2017 - 21:59

Last modified

28-08-2018 - 10:29