CVE-2016-2337 | BDVDB-2026-80066 Detail

RubyRuby

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0031/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91233
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00028.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-18

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-01-06Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.