Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting ruby-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RUBYDOC-1347653
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jun 2016

Introduced: 14 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-2339  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 ruby-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ruby-doc package and not the ruby-doc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.