CVE-2008-2664

high

Description

The rb_str_format function in Ruby 1.8.4 and earlier, 1.8.5 before 1.8.5-p231, 1.8.6 before 1.8.6-p230, 1.8.7 before 1.8.7-p22, and 1.9.0 before 1.9.0-2 allows context-dependent attackers to trigger memory corruption via unspecified vectors related to alloca, a different issue than CVE-2008-2662, CVE-2008-2663, and CVE-2008-2725. NOTE: as of 20080624, there has been inconsistent usage of multiple CVE identifiers related to Ruby. The CVE description should be regarded as authoritative, although it is likely to change.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00002.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/30802

http://secunia.com/advisories/30831

http://secunia.com/advisories/30867

http://secunia.com/advisories/30875

http://secunia.com/advisories/30894

http://secunia.com/advisories/31062

http://secunia.com/advisories/31090

http://secunia.com/advisories/31181

http://secunia.com/advisories/31256

http://secunia.com/advisories/31687

http://secunia.com/advisories/33178

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-17.xml

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43348

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9646

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2163

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00937.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1612

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1618

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:140

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:141

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:142

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0561.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020347

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-621-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1907/references

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1981/references

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-06-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: High