CVE-2015-7551
"Ruby Fiddle::Handle Tainting Vulnerability"
Description
The Fiddle::Handle implementation in ext/fiddle/handle.c in Ruby before 2.0.0-p648, 2.1 before 2.1.8, and 2.2 before 2.2.4, as distributed in Apple OS X before 10.11.4 and other products, mishandles tainting, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted string, related to the DL module and the libffi library. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2009-5147 regression.
INFO
Published Date :
March 24, 2016, 1:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 28, 2018, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-7551 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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CVE-2015-7551
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CVE-2015-7551
vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0583 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://puppet.com/security/cve/ruby-dec-2015-security-fixes [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76060 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ruby-lang:ruby:2.0.0-p647:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/ No Types Assigned https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2015/12/16/unsafe-tainted-string-usage-in-fiddle-and-dl-cve-2015-7551/ Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206167 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206167 Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.34 }} 0.00%
score
0.66632
percentile